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‖ rupia Path.|ˈruːpɪə|
[mod.L. (Bateman), f. Gr. ῥύπος dirt, filth.]
A skin disease characterized by an eruption of broad, flattish, scattered vesicles, succeeded by thick ulcerating scabs.
Good Study Med. (1822) points out that the spelling rhypia would have been more in accordance with analogy.
1815Bateman Delin. Cutaneous Dis. Pref. p. v, With the exception of the representations of Impetigo, Porrigo,..Rupia [etc.]. 1834Cycl. Pract. Med. III. 632 Rupia may be considered as altogether a constitutional affection, being only seen in the aged, or..debilitated. 1878T. Bryant Pract. Surg. I. 27 Constitutional sores..originating in some ulcerating skin eruption, such as ecthyma or rupia.
Hence ˈrupial a., pertaining to, of the nature of, affected with, rupia.
1861Bumstead Ven. Dis. (1879) 541 The small rupial eruption begins either about the face or on the inner and outer surface of the forearms. 1879St. George's Hosp. Rep. IX. 608 On the left shin he had a rupial sore. |