rupia

rupia
1. Ulcers of late secondary syphilis, covered with yellowish or brown crusts that have been compared in their appearance to oyster shells. 2. Term occasionally used to designate a very scaly, heaped-up, and secondarily infected psoriatic lesion. [G. rhypos, filth]

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ru·pia 'rü-pē-ə n an eruption occurring esp. in tertiary syphilis consisting of vesicles having an inflamed base and filled with serous purulent or bloody fluid which dries up and forms large blackish conical crusts
ru·pi·al -əl adj

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ru·pia (rooґpe-ə) [Gr. rhypos filth] thick, dark, raised, lamellated, adherent crusts on the skin, such as those seen in late secondary syphilis. rupial adj

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