ecthyma

[ ek-thuh-muh, ek-thahy- ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats and occasionally of humans, marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips.

ecthyma

/ ˈɛkθɪmə /

noun

1. pathol a local inflammation of the skin characterized by flat ulcerating pustules

Other Words From

• ec·thym·a·tous [ek-, thim, -, uh, -t, uh, s, -, thahy, -m, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecthyma¹

1825–35; < Greek ékthȳma pustule, equivalent to ek- ec- + thȳ́ ( ein ) to be angry + -ma noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecthyma¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek ekthuma pustule, from ekthuein to break out, from ek- out + thuein to seethe

Example Sentences

Ecthyma, ek-thī′ma, n. a pustular disease of the skin, in which the pustules often reach the size of a pea, and have a red, slightly elevated, hardish base.

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Give a descriptive definition of ecthyma.

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Ecthyma is a disease characterized by the appearance of one, several or more discrete, finger-nail-sized, flat, usually markedly inflammatory pustules.

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From what diseases is ecthyma to be differentiated?

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From eczema, pemphigus, and ecthyma.

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