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Erythema


Erˊy-the′ma

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to redden, fr.
ἐρυθρόσ
red.]
(Med.)
A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.

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erythema

erythema

English

An erythema

Noun

erythema (plural erythemas or erythemata)

  1. Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
  2. Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation

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  • erythema in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • erythema in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911