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contagious ecthyma

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ec⋅thy⋅ma

  [ek-thuh-muh, ek-thahy-]
–noun Veterinary Pathology.
a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats and occasionally of humans, marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips.
Also called contagious ecthyma, sore mouth.

Origin:
1825–35; < Gk ékthȳma pustule, equiv. to ek- ec- + thȳ́(ein) to be angry + -ma n. suffix

Related forms:
ec⋅thym⋅a⋅tous  [ek-thim-uh-tuhs, -thahy-muh-] , adjective
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Main Entry: ec·thy·ma
Pronunciation: ek-'thI-m&
Function: noun
1 : a cutaneous eruption marked by large flat pustules that have ahardened base surrounded by inflammation, heal with pigmented scar formation, and occur especially on the lower legs
2 : sore mouth of sheep —ec·thy·ma·tous /ek-'thim-&t-&s, -'thIm-/ adjective
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ecthyma ec·thy·ma (ěk-thī'mə)
n.
A pyogenic infection of the skin due to staphylococci or streptococci and characterized by adherent crusts beneath which ulceration occurs.

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contagious ecthyma

viral disease of sheep and goats. Blisters, pustules, ulcers, and scabs form on the lips especially but also on the face and ears. In severe cases sores form inside the mouth. Infections occur in the spring and summer and heal in about a month. Humans who work around the sheep sometimes become infected

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