Definition of pemphigoid in English:
pemphigoid
noun ˈpɛmfɪɡɔɪdˈpem(p)fəˌɡoid
mass nounMedicine A skin disease resembling pemphigus, chiefly affecting elderly people.
as modifier pemphigoid stomatitis
Example sentencesExamples
- Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune disease that typically occurs in older patients.
- Bullous pemphigoid is a blistering disease that is not pruritic.
- Like pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris usually affects older patients.
- He has made important contributions in autoantibody-mediated disease in pemphigus and pemphigoid.
- Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune skin disorder characterized by subepidermal blistering that results in large, tense bullae.