pemphigoid

[pem-fi-guhs, pem-fahy-]

pem·phi·gus

[pem-fi-guhs, pem-fahy-]
noun Pathology.
any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.

Origin:
1770–80; < Neo-Latin < Greek pemphīg- (stem of pémphīx) bubble + Latin -us noun suffix

pem·phi·goid [pem-fi-goid] , adjective
pem·phi·gous, adjective
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Medical Dictionary

pemphigoid pem·phi·goid (pěm'fĭ-goid')
adj.
Resembling pemphigus. n.
A disease resembling pemphigus except as being nonacantholytic and generally benign.

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