erysipelas
n.
5ME erisipela < L erysipelas < Gr < base of erythros, RED + 3pelas, akin to L pellis: see FELL46 an acute infectious disease of the skin or mucous membranes caused by a streptococcus and characterized by local inflammation and fever
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adj.