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erysipelas

/ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/

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What does erysipelas mean?

noun

  1. 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.

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/ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/

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/ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.ləs//ˌɪɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs//ˌɪɹ.əˈsɪp.ləs/
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The face is also particularly liable to be affected by cutaneous complaints, by small-pox, erysipelas, &c.
Charles DarwinThe Expression of the Emotions in Man and AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #1227
A sting causing sharp pain and swelling, with the redness of erysipelas, is no trifling matter.
Jean-Henri FabreMore Hunting WaspsTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3462
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The lactic acid in sour milk is a direct antidote to the poison of erysipelas.
Chas. A. (Charles Alfred) TyrrellThe Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without DrugsProject Gutenberg ebook #3453
It was pneumonia, and, he said, a peculiar erysipelas, which had started under the chin where the collar chafed, and was spreading over the face.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
She was attacked by erysipelas, which spread over the whole body with the exception of the head and neck; yet her pregnancy was uninterrupted and recovery ensued.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747