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noun
A PIIRS (“post-inflammatory infectious response syndrome”) associated with COVID-19, affecting mostly children, showing up as reddish or bluish swollen toes or fingers, with blisters or peeling skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, neologism, plural, plural-only
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Blend of COVID-19 + toe. From being first observed in children who tested positive for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection).
