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erysipelas
[ er-uh-sip-uh-luhs, eer-uh- ]
/ ˌɛr əˈsɪp ə ləs, ˌɪər ə- /
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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.
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Origin of erysipelas
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)
OTHER WORDS FROM erysipelas
er·y·si·pel·a·tous [er-uh-si-pel-uh-tuhs, eer-], /ˌɛr ə sɪˈpɛl ə təs, ˌɪər-/, adjectivepseu·do·er·y·si·pel·a·tous, adjectiveWords nearby erysipelas
-ery, Erymanthian boar, Erymanthus, eryngium, eryngo, erysipelas, erysipeloid, erysipelothrix, erythema, erythematous, erythorbate
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British Dictionary definitions for erysipelas
erysipelas
/ (ˌɛrɪˈsɪpɪləs) /
noun
an acute streptococcal infectious disease of the skin, characterized by fever, headache, vomiting, and purplish raised lesions, esp on the faceAlso called: Saint Anthony's fire
Derived forms of erysipelas
erysipelatous (ˌɛrɪsɪˈpɛlətəs), adjectiveWord Origin for erysipelas
C16: from Latin, from Greek erusipelas, from Greek erusi- red + -pelas skin
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