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Definition of: erythema
(er′ə·thē′mə) noun Pathol.
1. A superficial skin disease characterized by abnormal redness, but without swelling or fever.
2. Abnormal redness of the cheek in hectic fever. [<NL <Gk. erythēma redness <erythros red]
—er′y·them′a·tous (-them′ə·təs, -thē′mə-), er′·y·the·mat′ic (-thi·mat′ik), er′y·the′mic adjective
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