hydroa

[ hahy-droh-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. any skin condition characterized by red vesicular areas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydroa¹

< New Latin < Greek hídrōia (plural) heat spots (literally, sweat eggs), equivalent to hidr ( ṓs ) sweat + -ōia, plural of ōión egg; -y- of New Latin < hydr- hydr- ¹

Example Sentences

The seaplanes too—or hydroa�roplanes as purists call them—present a curious illustration of unexpected and, it would seem, unexplainable expense.

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There would be thus concentrated a fleet of several hundred swift scouts, heavy fighting machines, the torpedo planes of the type designed by Admiral Fiske, hydroa�roplanes capable of carrying heavy guns and in brief every form of a�rial fighter.

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Nevertheless the incident is illuminating, and the official statement of the Navy Department closed with the words: "This incident emphasizes the need of hydroa�roplanes for naval scouting purposes."

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