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tetterworm|ˈtɛtəwɜːm|
A cutaneous affection; = tetter; a form of ringworm.
1622T. Scott Belg. Pismire 28 [It] ouerspreades the face and body thereof, like a Canker or Tetter-worm. 1727Bailey vol. II, Tetter-worm, an Insect. a1825Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Titter-worm,..a cutaneous efflorescence, a series or confluence of minute pimples,..nor is it so troublesome and obstinate an affection as the ring-worm. It is a miliary eruption, in form rather vermicular than annular. |