B2🏥 Medical
Italian word
piaga
sore, ulcer, open wound; also a plague/plague sore
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plague
a devastating epidemic disease; also a nuisance
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'Piaga' can mean a sore or ulcer on the body ('piaghe da decubito' = bedsores) but historically also means a biblical plague. In English 'plague' is primarily the catastrophic epidemic. The medical uses are quite different.
To say "a devastating epidemic disease; also a nuisance" in Italian:
ulcera, piaga (for sore/ulcer)
"piaga" in English means:
sore, ulcer, open wound; also a plague/plague sore
Example
"Il paziente allettato ha sviluppato delle piaghe da decubito."
"The bedridden patient developed pressure sores."
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