hand, foot and mouth disease

• hand, foot, and mouth disease; hand-foot-and-mouth disease; hand, foot, mouth disease; hand-foot-mouth disease

hand, foot and mouth disease (uncountable)

1. (pathology) An infection in humans caused by a group of enteroviruses, typically characterized by a mild fever followed by a rash of flat discoloured spots and bumps that may blister, most commonly on the hands, feet and mouth.

   Synonym: (initialism) HFMD

• foot-and-mouth disease