Associations to the word «Erysipelas»

Wiktionary

ERYSIPELAS, noun. (disease) severe skin disease caused by streptococcus infection in surface and surrounding tissue, marked by continued spreading inflammation

Dictionary definition

ERYSIPELAS, noun. An acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne