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Definition of: impetigo
(im′pə·tī′gō) noun Pathol.
A contagious skin disease characterized by pustular eruptions. [<L <impetere attack. See IMPETUS.]
—im·pe·tig·i·nous (im′pə·tij′ə·nəs) adjective
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