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Meaning of INTERTRIGO

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 Definition: [n]  chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
 
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 See Also: chafing

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In`ter*tri"go\, n. [L., fr. inter between + terere,
tritum, to rub.] (Med.)
A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an abrasion or
excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or neglected
children.
 
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