The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπέμφιξ“pustule”
- English todaypemphigus
From Ancient Greek πέμφιξ (pémphix, “pustule”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pemphigus
Today it means: A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal. Full definition →
Ancient Greek πέμφιξ