dermatitis herpetiformis

noun

A chronic skin disease characterised by blisters filled with watery fluid, and visually resembling herpes.

Meanings

noundermatitis herpetiformis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA chronic skin disease characterised by blisters filled with watery fluid, and visually resembling herpes.

    Synonyms: Duhring's disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA chronic skin disease characterised by blisters filled with watery fluid, and visually resembling herpes.

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