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erysipelas
/ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/
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What does erysipelas mean?
noun
- 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.
A sting causing sharp pain and swelling, with the redness of erysipelas, is no trifling matter.
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The lactic acid in sour milk is a direct antidote to the poison of erysipelas.
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.
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.