dartre

A child has a small dartre on their cheek.

Definition

1. Noun (Medicine):
   • Herpes: "dartre" is an older or less common term for herpes, a viral infection causing painful blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.
   • Skin eruption: It can also refer generally to any skin condition characterized by scaly, itchy, or blistering eruptions, such as eczema or dermatitis.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient was diagnosed with dartre on his lips. (A herpes infection causing blisters.)
  • Old medical texts often described dartre as a contagious skin disease. (Historical usage for skin eruptions.)

Advanced Usage

• "dartre volante": a historical term for a wandering or migratory skin rash.
  • The physician noted a case of dartre volante, which moved across the patient's arms. (A rash that changes location.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dartrous (adj): relating to or resembling dartre.
  • The dartrous lesions were treated with antiviral cream. (The herpes-like sores.)

Synonyms

• Herpes: a viral infection causing blisters.
• Eczema: a condition causing inflamed, itchy skin (sometimes used historically as a synonym for dartre in non-herpetic cases).
• Tetter: an old term for any skin disease, especially herpes or eczema.

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