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ERYSIPELAS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("erysipelas" is a kind of...):
Saint Anthony's fire (any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions)
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