erythema

[er-uh-thee-muh]

noun Pathology.

abnormal redness of the skin due to local congestion, as in inflammation.

Origin of erythema

1760–70; < New Latin < Greek, equivalent to eryth(rós) red + -ēma noun suffix

Related formser·y·the·mat·ic

[er-uh-thi-mat-ik] /ˌɛr ə θɪˈmæt ɪk/, er·y·them·a·tous

[er-uh-them-uh-tuh s, ‐thee-muh‐] /ˌɛr əˈθɛm ə təs, ‐ˈθi mə‐/, er·y·the·mic, er·y·the·mal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for erythema

Historical Examples of erythema

What remedies are commonly prescribed in erythema multiforme?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Exceptionally the lesions of erythema multiforme are also present.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The ear is the seat of frequent attacks of erythema, complicated by swelling.
Pedagogical Anthropology
Maria Montessori
The varieties of erythema sometimes present in primary acute articular rheumatism have been observed in gonorrhoeal rheumatism.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
This is supposed to indicate a relationship with erythema nodosum and multiforme.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various

British Dictionary definitions for erythema

erythema

noun

pathol redness of the skin, usually occurring in patches, caused by irritation or injury to the tissue

Derived Formserythematic (ˌɛrɪθɪˈmætɪk), erythematous (ˌɛrɪˈθiːmətəs) or erythemal, adjective

Word Origin for erythema

C18: from New Latin, from Greek eruthēma, from eruthros red

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Word Origin and History for erythema

medical Latin, from Greek erithema, from erythainein "to become red," from erythros "red" (see red (1)). Related: Erythematous.

erythema in Medicine

erythema

[ĕr′ə-thē′mə]

n.

Redness of the skin caused by dilatation and congestion of the capillaries, often a sign of inflammation or infection.

Related formser′y•them′a•tous (-thĕm′ə-təs, -thē′mə-) adj.