IMPETIGO CONTAGIOSA
\ɪmpˈɛtɪɡˌə͡ʊ kɒnte͡ɪd͡ʒˈə͡ʊsə], \ɪmpˈɛtɪɡˌəʊ kɒnteɪdʒˈəʊsə], \ɪ_m_p_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_ɡ_ˌəʊ k_ɒ_n_t_eɪ_dʒ_ˈəʊ_s_ə]\
Definitions of IMPETIGO CONTAGIOSA
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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A common superficial bacterial infection caused by STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS or group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. Characteristics include pustular lesions that rupture and discharge a thin, amber-colored fluid that dries and forms a crust. This condition is commonly located on the face, especially about the mouth and nose.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).