erysipelas
noun/ˌɛ.ɹɪˈsɪp.ɪl.əs/UK/ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/US
Etymology
From Middle English erisipila, borrowed from Latin erysipelas, from Ancient Greek ἐρῠσῐ́πελᾰς (erŭsĭ́pelăs), probably related to ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós, “red”) and πέλμᾰ (pélmă, “the sole of a foot”).
- derived from ἐρῠσῐ́πελᾰς
- derived from erysipelas
- inherited from erisipila
Definitions
An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic…
An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.
- The symptoms gradually improved until, on the fifth day from her delivery, I was pleased to find the erysipelas rapidly defervescing, the lochia natural, no subinvolution of the uterus, nor abdominal tenderness.
The neighborhood
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No curated loop yet for erysipelas. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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