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intertrigo
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)
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