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impetigo (n.)
pustular disease of the skin, late 14c., from Latin
impetigo
"skin eruption," from
impetere
"to attack" (see
impetus
). Originally used generally; the sense narrowed in modern times to specific diseases. Related:
Impetiginous
.
