intertrigo

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: in=ter=tri=go

CIDE DICTIONARY

intertrigo, n. [L., fr. inter between + terere, tritum, to rub.].

 A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an abrasion or excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or neglected children.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

intertrigo, n. (pl. -os) Med. inflammation from the rubbing of one area of skin on another.

Etymology

L f. interterere intertrit- (as INTER-, terere rub)