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hand-foot-and-mouth disease

hand-foot-and-mouth disease definition - medical

hand-foot-and-mouth disease

noun
An exanthematous eruption of the fingers, toes, palms, and soles, accompanied by often painful blistering and ulceration of the buccal mucous membrane, tongue, and soft palate, caused by a coxsackievirus.

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