pemphigus

Any of several acute or chronic skin diseases characterized by groups of itching blisters.

An affection of the skin, consisting of eruptions (bullæ) of various sizes, from that of a pea to that of a walnut, usually with accompaniment of fever. Also called pompholyx and bladdery fever.

In entomology: [cap] A genus of plant-lice or aphids of the subfamily Pemphiginæ (Hartig, 1841).

An aphid of the genus Pemphigus: as, the vagabond pemphigus, P.ragabunda.

A somewhat rare skin disease, characterized by the development of blebs upon different parts of the body.

A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.

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