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Meaning of ecthyma | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A contagious ulcerative pyoderma of the skin, caused by bacteria.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français ecthyma

Examples

“Lucky Lady is in isolation for a couple of weeks, trying to shake a case of contagious ecthyma, or sore mouth, a condition Ms. Coston described as lamb herpes.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

ectinosomatid ecto-mist ectoanthropochory ectoantigen ectoaperture ectoapyrase

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