erythematous

American  

[er-uh-them-uh-tuhs, ‑-thee-muh‑] / ˌɛr əˈθɛm ə təs, ‑ˈθi mə‑ /

Rarely erythematic

adjective

Pathology.

1. abnormally inflamed or reddened.

   Clinical signs include the presence of dry, fissured lips and a coated, erythematous, and fissured tongue.

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Etymology

Origin of erythematous

First recorded in 1770–80; erythemat- (stem of erythema ( def. ) ) + -ous ( def. )

Example Sentences

But more significantly, another joke at singer Seal’s expense was not about his race — it was about his FACE, which is scarred by a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematous.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2016

“Their appearance meant blood vessels had broken in those areas. Over the next couple of days, the rash would progress until the spots coalesced into generalized, large red erythematous rash from head to toe.”

From Time • Jul. 21, 2015

Bazin has reported a case in which erythematous pustules appeared after the exhibition during fifteen days of the 5/6 gr. of arsenic.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

At times immediately at the beginning of an invasion of diphtheria, at other times only on the second or third day, an erythematous eruption, more or less general, appears on the skin.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

There are signs of gastro-intestinal irritation, and a tendency to cutaneous eruptions of an erythematous type.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various