rupia /ru·pia/ (roo´pe-ah) thick, dark, raised, lamellated, adherent crusts on the skin, somewhat resembling oyster shells, as in late recurrent secondary syphilis.ru´pial
rupia
rupia [roo´pe-ah]
ru·pi·a (r  p - )pl.n. 1. Ulcers that develop in late secondary syphilis and are covered with yellowish or brown crusts. 2. See yaws. ru pi·al adj. |
rupia
[ro̅o̅′pē·ə]
a pustular eruption associated with secondary syphilis. It is characterized by encrusted ulcers resembling shells on darkly pigmented skin.
rupia [roo´pe-ah]
thick, dark, raised, lamellated, adherent crusts on the skin, somewhat resembling oyster shells, as in late recurrent secondary syphilis. adj., adj ru´pial.
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