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noun
A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
An aphid of genus Pemphigus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder
History
From Ancient Greek πέμφιξ (pémphix, “pustule”).
Across languages
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