See Also: Hand-foot-and-mouth disease(health)
hand-foot-and-mouth disease(medicine)
Disease, hand-foot-and-mouth(health)
hand-foot-and-mouth disease virus(medicine)
foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)(encyclopedia)
foot and mouth disease(dictionary)
Foot-and-mouth disease(health)
foot-and-mouth disease(medicine)
Foot and Mouth disease(health)
foot-and-mouth disease virus(medicine)

urbicide (iou) and Disease, hand-foot-and-mouth (health)


urbicide (iou)



urbicide noun. M20.
[from Latin urb-, urbs city + -CIDE.]
The destruction of (the character of) a city.

Disease, hand-foot-and-mouth (health)


A viral syndrome with a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth. The internal rash (the enanthem) consists of blisters and little ulcers that may involve not only the lining of the mouth but also the gums, palate, and tongue. The external rash on the body (the exanthem) typically affects the hands (most commonly), feet and, sometimes, the buttocks. There may also be sore throat, irritability, decreased appetite, and fever.