импетиго

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impetīgō, from impetĕre (literally to rush upon, assail, attack).

Pronunciation

Noun

импети́го (impetígon (indeclinable)

  1. (pathology) impetigo (contagious bacterial skin disease)