2. Noun. A human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America, caused by infection with a spirochete, ''Treponema pallidum carateum'', which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis. ¹
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Definition of Pinta
1. a skin disease [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pinta
1. An infectious disease of the skin caused by treponema carateum that occurs only in the western hemisphere. Age of onset is between 10 and 20 years of age. This condition is characterised by marked changes in the skin colour and is believed to be transmitted by direct person-to-person contact. (12 Dec 1998)
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Literary usage of Pinta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1812)
"pinta wat parted from him in a great Storm. ... pinta, commanded by Pinzon, not
being able to lie athwart the fea, run away due north, before the fouth ..."
2. Diseases of the Skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1919)
"pinta DISEASE. Synonyms.—Spotted sickness; Mal del pinta. Definition. ...
The term "pinta" is derived from Spanish "pintar" (to paint). ..."
3. The Geography of Disease by Frank Gerard Clemow (1903)
"pinta. General Characters and Etiology. pinta or Mai de las Gintas is a ...
pinta is caused by a microscopic parasite, with mycelium and pigmented spores. ..."
4. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503: The Voyages of the Northmen by Julius E. Olson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1906)
"The Admiral ordered a sailor to go to the mast-head to look out for reefs, and
he saw the caravel pinta coming, with the wind aft, and she joined the ..."
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