creeping eruption
noun
Pathology.
a skin disorder caused by the burrowing of dog or cat hookworm larvae under the dermal tissue and manifested as a progressing red streak.
Origin of creeping eruption
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby creeping eruption
creeper,
creepie,
creeping,
creeping bent grass,
creeping cinquefoil,
creeping eruption,
creeping fescue,
creeping jennie,
creeping jesus,
creeping juniper,
creeping thistle
Medical definitions for creeping eruption
creeping eruption
[ krē′pĭng ]
n.
A skin disorder characterized by itchiness and a progressive netlike tunneling in the skin caused by the burrowing larvae of various parasites, especially a type of hookworm.
cutaneous larva migrans