bishoping, hodi-potsy, rabage -- the results!

Pierre Abbat phma at phma.hn.org
Sun Nov 7 21:48:26 EST 2004


On Sunday 07 November 2004 01:24, silent-e at myrealbox.com wrote:
> *** hodi-potsy ************************************************
>
> _Stedman's Medical Dictionary_ (see bishoping) gives us "A dermatosis
> encountered in Madagascar, resembling tinea flava."  For the current
> perspective, this article <http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic423.htm>
> from emedicine tells us: "Tinea Versicolor ... Synonyms ...
> Hodi-Potsy....  Tinea versicolor is a common, benign, superficial
> cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or
> hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back."

"hoditra" means "skin" and "fotsy" means "white".

phma
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