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erysipelatous

Variant of erysipelas

noun

an acute infectious disease of the skin or mucous membranes caused by a streptococcus and characterized by local inflammation and fever

Origin: ME erisipela < L erysipelas < Gr < base of erythros, red + -pelas, akin to L pellis: see fell

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erysipelatous adjective

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