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strophulus
[ strof-yuh-luhs ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a papular eruption of the skin, especially in infants, occurring in several forms and usually harmless.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strophulus1
1800–10; < New Latin < Greek stróph(os) “twine” + Latin -ulus -ule
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Example Sentences
Red′-gum, strophulus, a skin disease usually occurring in infants about the time of teething, and consisting of minute red pimples with occasional red patches.—adjs.
From Project Gutenberg
Besides this purely local ailment, there is another skin affection which is seen over the body generally, and is known popularly by the name of red gum, or in Latin strophulus.
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