1. any of various skin diseases characterized by eruptions or lesions, especially eczema or ringworm
Usage: archaic; medical

Examples

• The old medical text described various treatments for tetter.
• Farmers in earlier centuries often suffered from tetter on their hands.
• The physician diagnosed the patient’s condition as a form of tetter.
• Traditional remedies were commonly used to treat tetter.
• The skin condition known as tetter was poorly understood in medieval times.