Meanings
nounRitter's disease (uncountable)
- uncountablestaphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
The clinical features were first described in 1878 by Baron Gottfried Ritter von Rittershain.
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Ritter's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ritter's%20disease
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“Ritter's disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ritter's%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ritter's disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ritter's%20disease.
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