impetiginous syphilid |
A type of pustular eruption occurring in secondary syphilis. Synonym: acne syphilitica, acneform syphilid, ecthymatous syphilid, impetiginous syphilid, varioliform syphilid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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impetigo |
<dermatology, microbiology> A contagious pyoderma caused by direct inoculation of group A streptococci or Staphylococcus aureus into superficial cutaneous abrasions or compromised skin. It is most commonly seen in children, usually located on the face, especially about the nose and mouth. The characteristic features are the presence of discrete fragile vesicles surrounded by an erythematous border that become pustular and rupture to discharge a thin, amber coloured seropurulent fluid that dries and forms a thick yellowish crust, the pustules may spread peripherally with central healing, evolving into annular, circinate or gyrate patterns. (18 Nov 1997) |
impetigo bullosa |
Impetigo with lesions of large size, forming bullae. (05 Mar 2000) |
impetigo circinata |
A ringlike configuration of bullous lesions of impetigo formed by confluence of several bullae or by the rupture of a single lesion with crusting of the periphery. (05 Mar 2000) |
impetigo contagiosa |
<dermatology, microbiology> A contagious pyoderma caused by direct inoculation of group A streptococci or Staphylococcus aureus into superficial cutaneous abrasions or compromised skin. It is most commonly seen in children, usually located on the face, especially about the nose and mouth. The characteristic features are the presence of discrete fragile vesicles surrounded by an erythematous border that become pustular and rupture to discharge a thin, amber coloured seropurulent fluid that dries and forms a thick yellowish crust, the pustules may spread peripherally with central healing, evolving into annular, circinate or gyrate patterns. (18 Nov 1997) |
impetigo contagiosa bullosa |
Discrete purulent skin lesions occasionally seen with streptococcal pyoderma. (05 Mar 2000) |
impetigo eczematodes |
A later stage of vesicular eczema, in which the vesicles have become secondarily infected; the lesions become covered with purulent crusts. Synonym: impetigo eczematodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
impetigo herpetiformis |
A rare pyoderma, occurring most commonly in pregnant women in the third trimester, as an eruption of small closely aggregated pustules developing upon an inflammatory base and accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms and foetal death. (05 Mar 2000) |
impetigo neonatorum |
Dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum, a generalised pyoderma accompanied by exfoliative dermatitis, with constitutional symptoms, affecting young infants, which may result from atopic dermatitis, Leiner's disease or staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. Synonym: impetigo neonatorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
impetigo vulgaris |
<dermatology, microbiology> A contagious pyoderma caused by direct inoculation of group A streptococci or Staphylococcus aureus into superficial cutaneous abrasions or compromised skin. It is most commonly seen in children, usually located on the face, especially about the nose and mouth. The characteristic features are the presence of discrete fragile vesicles surrounded by an erythematous border that become pustular and rupture to discharge a thin, amber coloured seropurulent fluid that dries and forms a thick yellowish crust, the pustules may spread peripherally with central healing, evolving into annular, circinate or gyrate patterns. (18 Nov 1997) |
impetus |
1. A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum. Momentum is the technical term, impetus its popular equivalent, yet differing from it as applied commonly to bodies moving or moved suddenly or violently, and indicating the origin and intensity of the motion, rather than its quantity or effectiveness. 2. Impulse; incentive; vigor; force. 3. The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece. Origin: L, fr. Impetere to rush upon, attack; pref. Im- in + petere to fall upon, seek. See Petition. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
impeyan pheasant |
<zoology> An Indian crested pheasant of the genus Lophophorus. Several species are known. Called also monaul, monal. They are remarkable for the bright colour and brilliant matallic hues of their plumage. The best known species (L. Impeyanus) has the neck of a brilliant metallic red, changing to golden yellow in certain lights. Origin: From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize the bird in England. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
imphee |
<botany> The African sugar cane (Holcus saccharatus), resembling the sorghum, or Chinese sugar cane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
imping |
1. The act or process of grafting or mending. 2. <veterinary> The process of repairing broken feathers or a deficient wing. See: Imp to graft. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
implacental |
<zoology> Without a placenta, as marsupials and monotremes. A mammal having no placenta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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impreciseness: the quality of lacking precision
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impregnate
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fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated" make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"
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imperfect
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not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect" progressive: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going fallible: having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
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impression
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a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" mental picture: a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" depression: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" stamp: a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope" all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay" an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician" the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
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impacted
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wedged or packed in together; "an impacted tooth"
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