pemphigus noun. ['pɛmfɪgǝs] L18.
[mod. Latin, from Greek pemphig-, pemphix bubble.]
Medicine. Any of several skin diseases characterized by the formation of blisters.

■ pemphigoid adjective of the nature of or (esp. of a group of skin disorders) resembling pemphigus E19.

■ pemphigous adjective of the nature of or affected with pemphigus M19.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲