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Saint Anthony's fire

American  

noun

Pathology.

  1. any of certain skin conditions that are of an inflammatory or gangrenous nature, as erysipelas, hospital gangrene, or ergotism.

Saint Anthony's fire British  

noun

  1. pathol another name for ergotism erysipelas

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Etymology

Origin of Saint Anthony's fire

First recorded in 1570–80

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I got the Saint Anthony's fire, also, in my left leg, and became quite a cripple.

From The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave by Prince, Mary

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