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Impetigo meaning

A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.

Synonyms of Impetigo

skin disease skin disorder skin problem skin condition

Using Impetigo

  • The main meaning on this page is: A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.
  • Useful related words include: skin disease, skin disorder, skin problem, skin condition.

Context around Impetigo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Impetigo

  • In this selection, "impetigo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, infection, scarlet, potentially and skin stand out and add context to how "impetigo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include infections like impetigo potentially resulting and resulting in impetigo skin abscesses. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "impetigo" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with impetigo

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Incessant itching could also lead to infections like impetigo, potentially resulting in life-threatening conditions. (15 words)

Scabies can lead to secondary bacterial infections of the skin lesions, resulting in impetigo, skin abscesses and septicaemia. (18 words)

Infections caused by Strep A, or Group A Streptococcus (GAS), include the skin infection impetigo, scarlet fever and strep throat. (20 words)

Infections caused by Strep A, or Group A Streptococcus (GAS), include the skin infection impetigo, scarlet fever and strep throat. (20 words)

Scabies can lead to secondary bacterial infections of the skin lesions, resulting in impetigo, skin abscesses and septicaemia. (18 words)

Incessant itching could also lead to infections like impetigo, potentially resulting in life-threatening conditions. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

Infections caused by Strep A, or Group A Streptococcus (GAS), include the skin infection impetigo, scarlet fever and strep throat.

Incessant itching could also lead to infections like impetigo, potentially resulting in life-threatening conditions.

Scabies can lead to secondary bacterial infections of the skin lesions, resulting in impetigo, skin abscesses and septicaemia.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "impetigo" in a sentence?
An example: "Infections caused by Strep A, or Group A Streptococcus (GAS), include the skin infection impetigo, scarlet fever and strep throat." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "impetigo" from authentic English texts.
What does "impetigo" mean?
Impetigo means: A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.
What are synonyms of "impetigo"?
Common synonyms of "impetigo" include: skin disease, skin disorder, skin problem, skin condition.
How many example sentences with "impetigo" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "impetigo", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.