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单词 tetter
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tetter

[ tet-er ]
/ ˈtɛt ər /
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noun

(not in technical use) any of various eruptive skin diseases, as herpes, eczema, and impetigo.

Origin of tetter

before 900; Middle English; Old English teter; cognate with Sanskrit dadru kind of skin disease

Words nearby tetter

tetrodotoxin, tetrose, tetroxide, tetryl, tetrytol, tetter, tetterbush, tettigoniid, Tetuán, Tetzel, Teucer
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Example sentences from the Web for tetter

  • Should the tetter re-appear with the return of cold weather, immediately resume the use of this solution.

    Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book|Eliza Leslie
  • Tetter, tet′ėr, n. a popular name for several eruptive diseases of the skin.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
  • He is covered with tetter, a disease of such a sort as to increase his vehemence and his activity.

    The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
  • Ringworm is a curious form of tetter, in which the inflamed patches assume the form of a ring.

    Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for tetter

tetter
/ (ˈtɛtə) /

noun

a blister or pimple
informal any of various skin eruptions, such as eczema

Word Origin for tetter

Old English teter; related to Old High German zitaroh, Sanskrit dadru, Late Latin derbita
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tetter

tetter
[ tĕtər ]

n.

Any of various skin diseases, such as eczema, psoriasis, or herpes, characterized by eruptions and itching.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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