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Definition of: erysipelas
(er′ə·sip′ə·ləs, ir′ə-) noun Pathol.
An acute inflammatory disease of the skin, due to infection by various strains of streptococcus and accompanied by fever. [<NL <Gk.,? <erysis a reddening + pella skin]
—er·y·si·pel·a·tous (er′ə·si·pel′ə·təs, ir′ə-), er′y·sip′·e·lat′ic (-lat′ik), er′y·sip′e·lous adjective
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