pemphigus vulgaris

noun

A rare chronic blistering skin disease and the most common form of pemphigus.

OriginLatin vulgaris →
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Meanings

nounpemphigus vulgaris (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledermatologyA rare chronic blistering skin disease and the most common form of pemphigus.

Origin

  1. Latinvulgaris“common”
  2. Englishpemphigus vulgaris

From pemphigus + Latin vulgaris (“common”).

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