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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: erysipelas
erysipelas
n : an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red
inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
English → English (gcide)
Definition: erysipelas
erysipelas
\er`y*sip"e*las\ ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*las), n.
[L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin.
See
Red, and
Pell, n.] (Med.)
St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a
diffused red edematous inflammation of the skin, which,
starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over
its surface. It is often accompanied by severe constitutional
symptoms. It is caused by a group A hemolytic streptococcus
(
Streptococcus pyogenes), is contagious, and formerly often
occured epidemically.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
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