erysipelas
[ er-uh-sip-uh-luh s, eer-uh- ]
/ ˌɛr əˈsɪp ə ləs, ˌɪər ə- /
noun
Pathology.
an acute, febrile infectious disease, caused by a specific streptococcus, characterized by diffusely spreading deep-red inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes.
Also called swine erysipelas. Veterinary Pathology.
a disease of swine, caused by the organism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, characterized by urticaria, vegetative endocarditis, arthritis, and sometimes septicemia.
Origin of erysipelas
1350–1400; Middle English
erisipila < Latin
erysipelas < Greek, equivalent to
erysi- (probably akin to
erythrós red) +
-pelas probably skin (akin to
pélma sole of the foot; compare Latin
pellis skin)
OTHER WORDS FROM erysipelas
er·y·si·pel·a·tous [er-uh-si-pel-uh-tuh s, eer-] /ˌɛr ə sɪˈpɛl ə təs, ˌɪər-/, adjective pseu·do·er·y·si·pel·a·tous, adjectiveWords nearby erysipelas
erwinia,
erymanthian boar,
erymanthus,
eryngium,
eryngo,
erysipelas,
erysipeloid,
erysipelothrix,
erythema,
erythema ab igne,
erythema annulare
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British Dictionary definitions for erysipelas
erysipelas
/ (ˌɛrɪˈsɪpɪləs) /
noun
an acute streptococcal infectious disease of the skin, characterized by fever, headache, vomiting, and purplish raised lesions, esp on the face
Also called: Saint Anthony's fire
Derived forms of erysipelas
erysipelatous (ˌɛrɪsɪˈpɛlətəs), adjectiveWord Origin for erysipelas
C16: from Latin, from Greek
erusipelas, from Greek
erusi- red +
-pelas skin
Medical definitions for erysipelas
erysipelas
[ ĕr′ĭ-sĭp′ə-ləs, îr′- ]
n.
An acute disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by a hemolytic bacterium and marked by localized inflammation and fever.
Saint Anthony's fire