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erysipelas

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˌer-ə-ˈsi-p(ə-)ləs, ˌir-\
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˌer-ə-ˈsi-p(ə-)ləs, ˌir-\

Definitions of erysipelas word

  • noun erysipelas An acute, sometimes recurrent disease caused by a bacterial infection. It is characterized by large, raised red patches on the skin, especially that of the face and legs, with fever and severe general illness. 1
  • noun erysipelas an acute streptococcal infectious disease of the skin, characterized by fever, headache, vomiting, and purplish raised lesions, esp on the face 0
  • noun erysipelas an acute infectious disease of the skin or mucous membranes caused by a streptococcus and characterized by local inflammation and fever 0
  • noun erysipelas (pathology) severe skin disease caused by streptococcus infection in surface and surrounding tissue, marked by continued spreading inflammation. 0

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erysipelas popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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