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erysipelas
[ er-uh-sip-uh-luhs, eer-uh- ]
noun
- Pathology. an acute, febrile infectious disease, caused by a specific streptococcus, characterized by diffusely spreading deep-red inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes.
- Also called swine erysipelas. Veterinary Pathology. a disease of swine, caused by the organism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, characterized by urticaria, vegetative endocarditis, arthritis, and sometimes septicemia.
erysipelas
/ ˌɛrɪˈsɪpɪləs; ˌɛrɪsɪˈpɛlətəs /
noun
- an acute streptococcal infectious disease of the skin, characterized by fever, headache, vomiting, and purplish raised lesions, esp on the face Also calledSaint Anthony's fire
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Derived Forms
- erysipelatous, adjective
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Other Words From
- er·y·si·pel·a·tous [er-, uh, -si-, pel, -, uh, -t, uh, s, eer-], adjective
- pseu·do·er·y·si·pel·a·tous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of erysipelas1
1350–1400; Middle English erisipila < Latin erysipelas < Greek, equivalent to erysi- (probably akin to erythrós red) + -pelas probably skin (akin to pélma sole of the foot; compare Latin pellis skin)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of erysipelas1
C16: from Latin, from Greek erusipelas, from Greek erusi- red + -pelas skin
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Example Sentences
He was threatened with erysipelas, and there was a rather critical inflammation of the left eye.
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The small muscles of both his arms were ruptured, and a subsequent attack of erysipelas put his life in jeopardy.
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Simple Erysipelas only affects the surface, with redness and smarting.
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Should erysipelas develop on a very young baby it is very important that he should be removed at once from the mother.
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Erysipelas is a much-dreaded disease which is the result of infection with the blood-poisoning germ—streptococcus.
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