ERYSIPELAS

erysipelas. Erysipelas, n. an acrid eruption on the skin

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Er′y‐sip″e‐las (?), n. [[L., fr. Gr. ερυσἴπελασ; ερυθρὄσ red + πέλλα 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.