impetigo
(noun) a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode
Source: WordNet® 3.1
impetigo (plural impetigos or impetigoes or impetigines)
(pathology) A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.
• school sores
Source: Wiktionary
Im`pe*ti"go, n. Etym: [L., fr. impetere to attack.] (Med.)
Definition: A cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever; usually, a kind of eczema with pustulation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
