(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:47:49

Ru"pi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. G. filth, dirt.] Med.

An eruption upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with inflamed base and filled with serous, purulent, or bloody fluid, which dries up, forming a blackish crust.

 

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