| 单词 | erysipelas |
| 释义 | erysipelas —erysipelatous /er'euh si pel"euh teuhs, ear'-/, adj. /er'euh sip"euh leuhs, ear'euh-/, n. 1. Pathol. an acute, febrile infectious disease, caused by a specific streptococcus, characterized by diffusely spreading deep-red inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes. 2. Also called swine erysipelas. Vet. Pathol. a disease of swine, caused by the organism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, characterized by urticaria, vegetative endocarditis, arthritis, and sometimes septicemia. [1350-1400; ME erisipila < L erysipelas < Gk, equiv. to erysi- (prob. akin to erythrós red) + -pelas prob. skin (akin to pélma sole of the foot; cf. L pellis skin)] |
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