Pemphigus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pemphigus \Pem*phi"gus\, n. [Nl., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a bubble.]
     (Med.)
     A somewhat rare skin disease, characterized by the
     development of blebs upon different parts of the body.
     --Quain.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pemphigus
       n : a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters
           (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane