hand, foot and mouth disease
hand, foot and mouth disease
nounDefinition of HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
: a usually mild contagious disease especially of young children that is caused by an enterovirus (species Human enterovirus A, especially serotype Human coxsackievirus A16) and is characterized by vesicular lesions chiefly in the mouth and on the hands and feet — compare foot-and-mouth disease
First Known Use of HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
1966
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