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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. -
flock
a lock or tuft of wool, hair, cotton, etc. -
hog cholera
an acute, usually fatal, highly contagious disease of swine caused by an RNA virus of the genus Pestivirus, characterized by high fever, lack of appetite, diarrhea, and lethargy. -
measles
(used with a singular or plural verb) Pathology. an acute infectious disease occurring mostly in children, characterized by catarrhal and febrile symptoms and an eruption of small red spots; rubeola. any of certain other eruptive diseases. Compare German measles. -
pearl
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11). -
swine flu
a highly contagious form of influenza caused by infection with a filterable virus first isolated from swine.