Definition of pyoderma in English:
pyoderma
noun ˌpʌɪə(ʊ)ˈdəːməˌpaɪoʊˈdərmə
mass nounMedicine A skin infection with formation of pus.
Example sentencesExamples
- Excoriations and pyoderma also may be present.
- It had been identified as flesh-eating pyoderma gangrenosum and she had been referred for confirmation of the diagnosis.
- The patient had rheumatoid arthritis, a condition associated with pyoderma gangrenosum.
- As the authors note, pyoderma and chronic ear disease have remained intractably high in children for decades.
- Head lice are thought to be one of the commonest causes of pyoderma of the scalp in developed countries.
Origin
1930s: from Greek puo- (from puon 'pus') + derma 'skin'.
Definition of pyoderma in US English:
pyoderma
nounˌpīōˈdərməˌpaɪoʊˈdərmə
Medicine A skin infection with formation of pus.
Example sentencesExamples
- Head lice are thought to be one of the commonest causes of pyoderma of the scalp in developed countries.
- Excoriations and pyoderma also may be present.
- The patient had rheumatoid arthritis, a condition associated with pyoderma gangrenosum.
- As the authors note, pyoderma and chronic ear disease have remained intractably high in children for decades.
- It had been identified as flesh-eating pyoderma gangrenosum and she had been referred for confirmation of the diagnosis.
Origin
1930s: from Greek puo- (from puon ‘pus’) + derma ‘skin’.