Rupia
/ˈruː.pi.ə/noun
A skin disease marked by thick, dark crusts over ulcerated sores.
Did you know?Ancient Greek physicians used rhýpos for dirt or filth, and medical Latin transformed that unpleasant image into the disease name rupia.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ῥύπος (rhýpos)
“Dirt, filth, or grime”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ῥυπαρός (rhyparós)
“Dirty, filthy, or squalid”
Late Antiquity
Medical Greek
ῥυπία (rhupía)
“A crusted skin eruption”
Medieval Latin
Latin
rupia
“A chronic ulcerative skin disease with thick crusts”
17th Century
English
rupia
“A skin disorder characterized by dark, laminated crusts”
Modern English
English
rupia
“A rare dermatological condition involving crusted ulcerative lesions”
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