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strophulus
stroph·u·lus
noun pl. stroph·u·li (-lē) A disease, especially common among children, sometimes associated with intestinal disturbances and characterized by a papular eruption of the skin. Also called red gum2.
Origin: New Latin, from Greek strophos, twisted cord, from strephein, to turn; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots.
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