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erysimum cheiranthoides |
erysimum cheiri |
erysipelas |
erysipelatoid |
erysipelatous |
erysipeloid
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| erysipelous
| erysiphaceae
| erysiphales
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erysipeloid
CIDE DICTIONARY
erysipeloid, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin. See Red, and Pell, n. ].
a usually self-limiting cellulitis of the hand somewhat resembling erysipelas, caused by the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae . It may start at the site of a wound obtained while handling meat or fish, and may occasionally become generalizd with protracted illness and severe toxemia. [PJC]
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