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Webster 1913 Edition


Ecthyma

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Ec-thy′ma

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Noun.
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pl.
Ecthymata
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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] pimple, fr. [GREEK] to break out.]
(Med.)
A cutaneous eruption, consisting of large, round pustules, upon an indurated and inflamed base.
Dunglison.