Definition of Impetiginous

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or having impetigo.

Partainyms: Impetigo

Definition of Impetiginous

1. a. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo.

Definition of Impetiginous

1. Adjective. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impetiginous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Impetiginous

1. Relating to impetigo. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impetiginous

imperviability
imperviable
impervious
imperviously
imperviousness
impery
impest
impested
impester
impestered
impestering
impesters
impesting
impests
impetiginization
impetiginous (current term)
impetiginous cheilitis
impetiginous syphilid
impetigo
impetigo bullosa
impetigo circinata
impetigo contagiosa
impetigo contagiosa bullosa
impetigo eczematodes
impetigo herpetiformis
impetigo neonatorum
impetigo vulgaris
impetigos
impetrable
impetrate

Literary usage of Impetiginous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A German-English Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Allied Sciences by Hugo Lang, Bertram Abrahams (1905)
"... a. impetiginous (in compds.), relating to ination or inoculation kt, m. the act of vaccinating ..."

2. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society, Robert Gray Mayne by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society, Robert Gray Mayne (1882)
"It begins usually in the acme form, becomes chronic, and often impetiginous ; the skin is often excoriated, ... A form which is usually impetiginous. ..."

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