n :  an eruption occurring esp. in tertiary syphilis consisting of vesicles having an inflamed base and filled with serous purulent or bloody fluid which dries up and forms large blackish conical crusts ru*pi*al adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:   rape  rep  ROP  ropy 
 
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