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Definition of impetigo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

impetigo

noun

/ˌɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/

/ˌɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/

[uncountable]

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a disease that causes painful areas on the skin
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, from impetere ‘to assail, attack’.

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