pemphigoid

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noun

Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.

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Meanings

nounpemphigoid (countable and uncountable, plural pemphigoids)

plural pemphigoids

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.

Origin

From pemphigus + -oid.

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Translations

Portuguese penfigoide
  • penfigoideany of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases
Spanish penfigoide
  • penfigoideany of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases
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APA

pemphigoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pemphigoid

MLA

“pemphigoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pemphigoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pemphigoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pemphigoid.

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