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erysipelas
er·y·sip·e·las [ èrri síppələss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
bacterial skin disease: a severe skin rash accompanied by fever and vomiting and caused by a streptococcal bacterium
[14th century. Via Latin< Greek erusipelas "red skin"]

er·y·si·pel·a·tous [ èrrissi péllətəss ] adjective
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