impetigo
noun/ˌɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/
/ˌɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/
[uncountable]- a disease that causes painful areas on the skinWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin, from impetere ‘to assail, attack’.
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