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Erysipelas definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ERYSIP'ELAS, n. [Gr.] A disease called St.Anthony's fire; a diffused inflammation with fever of two or three days, generally with coma or delirium; an eruption of a fiery acrid humor, on some part of the body, but chiefly on the face. One species of erysipelas is called shingles, or eruption with small vesicles.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English erisipila, from Latin erysipelas, from Greek, from erysi- (probably akin to Greek erythros red) + -pelas (probably akin to Latin pellis skin) — more at red, fell Date: 14th century an acute febrile disease associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by a hemolytic streptococcus

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Med. a streptococcal infection producing inflammation and a deep red colour on the skin, esp. of the face and scalp. Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk erusipelas, perh. rel. to eruthros red + a root pel- skin

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Erysipelas Er`y*sip"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 inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Saint Anthony's fire, rose.