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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Impetigo \Im`pe*ti"go\, n. [L., fr. impetere to attack.] (Med.) A cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever; usually, a kind of eczema with pustulation. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

impetigo n 1: a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

34 Moby Thesaurus words for "impetigo": acne, acne vulgaris, dermamycosis, dermatitis, dermatosis, eczema, elephantiasis, epithelioma, erysipelas, erythema, exanthem, heat rash, herpes, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, hives, itch, jungle rot, leprosy, lichen, lichen primus, lupus, lupus vulgaris, miliaria, pemphigus, prickly heat, pruigo, pruritus, psora, ringworm, scabies, shingles, skin cancer, tetter