See Also: affricate(dictionary)
affricate(2)(dictionary)
affricate(1)(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
hydroa(medicine)
hydroa aestivale(medicine)
hydroa herpetiforme(medicine)
hydroa gestationis(medicine)
hydroa puerorum(medicine)
hydroa febrile(medicine)

hydroa puerorum (medicine) and affricate (oh)


hydroa puerorum (medicine)


hydroa puerorum -->
hydroa vacciniforme


A vesicular and bullous eruption having a tendency to recur in summer during childhood and commonly appearing on sun-exposed skin. The lesions are surrounded by an erythematous zone and resemble a vaccination.


affricate (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of affricare 'to rub against', from ad- 'to' + fricare 'to rub']
a plosive sound such as /t/ or /d/ that is immediately followed by a fricative sound made in the same part of the mouth, such as s or V. The word 'church', for example, contains the affricate tF.