tetter

[ tet-er ]
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noun
  1. (not in technical use) any of various eruptive skin diseases, as herpes, eczema, and impetigo.

Origin of tetter

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English teter; cognate with Sanskrit dadru kind of skin disease

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tetter

/ (ˈtɛtə) /


noun
  1. a blister or pimple

  2. informal any of various skin eruptions, such as eczema

Origin of tetter

1
Old English teter; related to Old High German zitaroh, Sanskrit dadru, Late Latin derbita

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