Petyma
/ˈpɛtɪmə/noun
An obsolete medical term for a spot, rash, or eruption on the skin.
Did you know?Petyma is recorded as a medical loanword from Greek and survives mainly in historical dictionaries and older medical terminology.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
πῆτυμα (pḗtyma)
“A skin eruption or spot”
Classical Greek
Greek
πετάννυμι (petánnymi)
“To spread out or open; the proposed root associated with the appearance of an eruption”
Late Greek/Medical Latin
Greek/Latin
petyma
“A cutaneous eruption or discoloration”
17th Century
English
petyma
“A spot or eruption on the skin in medical usage”
Modern English
English
petyma
“An obsolete or historical dermatological term”