Vulgaris
Appearance
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Vulgaris, a Latin adjective meaning common, or something that is derived from the masses of common people, may refer to:
- Vulgaris aerae, the Latin translation for the Common Era
- Era Vulgaris, pseudo-Latin for Common Era (in Latin this means Common Mistress)
- Sermo vulgaris, the vulgar Latin
Diseases
[edit]"Vulgaris", when referring to disease names, usually indicates that it is the normal, classic, or most common form of a given disease.
- Acne vulgaris, the most common form of the most common skin disease
- Ichthyosis vulgaris, the most common form of this rare skin disorder
- Impetigo vulgaris, a common skin infection, usually caused by a Streptococcus bacterium
- Lupus vulgaris, a skin disease with painful cutaneous tuberculosis lesions
- Pemphigus vulgaris, the most common form of pemphigus, a rare group of blistering autoimmune diseases that affect the skin and mucous membranes
- Psoriasis vulgaris, the plaque psoriasis, the most common form of psoriasis
- Sycosis vulgaris, the barber's itch, a once-common skin infection
- Verruca vulgaris, the common wart, a raised wart with roughened surface
Species Latin names
[edit]As it means "common", the word vulgaris is part of countless specific names for all kinds of species, for example:-
- Aquilegia vulgaris, columbine
- Beta vulgaris, beetroot
- Calluna vulgaris, heather
- Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon lily
- Lissotriton vulgaris, smooth newt
- Octopus vulgaris, common octopus
- Primula vulgaris, common primrose
- Sciurus vulgaris, red squirrel
- Sturnus vulgaris, starling
- Vespula vulgaris, common wasp
Varieties / subspecies
[edit]- M. a. var. vulgaris, a variety in the species Medicago arabica
- Vulgaris group, a group in the Citrullus classification
Fictional species
[edit]- Carnivorous Vulgaris, Famishius Vulgaris Ingenuisi or Overconfidentii vulgaris, three of the fictional species Latin names for Wile E. Coyote in the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner series
See also
[edit]- Vulgar (disambiguation)
- Vulgare, a Latin word with the same meaning
- Vulgarism, an expression or usage considered non-standard or characteristic of uneducated speech or writing
- Communis (disambiguation)