Etymology

pemphigus vulgaris

Today it means: A rare chronic blistering skin disease and the most common form of pemphigus. Full definition →

Latin vulgaris
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  1. Latin · derived fromvulgaris“common”
  2. English todaypemphigus vulgaris

From pemphigus + Latin vulgaris (“common”).

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