Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pemphigus

1 sense of pemphigus

Sense 1
pemphigus -- (a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane)
       => skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder -- (a disease affecting the skin)
       => autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder -- (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)