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ERYTHEMATOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characterized by erythema
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
erythema (abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation))
Derivation:
erythema (abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation))
Context examples:
Leukoplakia of the oral mucosa that is clinically characterized by the presence of erythematous or red and white patches.
(Erythroleukoplakia, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare cutaneous disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the presence of reddish-orange scaly plaques, palmoplantar keratoderma, keratotic follicular papules, and confluent erythematous areas with areas of normal skin between the lesions.
(Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris, NCI Thesaurus)
The lesions develop as erythematous scaly patches that progress to crusted, pruritic, erythematous plaques.
(Extramammary Paget Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A degenerative disease of the dermal connective tissue characterized by the development of erythematous papules or nodules in the pretibial area.
(Necrobiosis Lipoidica, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A chronic, atrophic skin disease characterized by white, angular, flat, well-defined, indurated papules with an erythematous halo and follicular, black, keratotic plugs.
(Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Rare, chronic, papulo-vesicular disease characterized by an intensely pruritic eruption consisting of various combinations of symmetrical, erythematous, papular, vesicular, or bullous lesions.
(Dermatitis Herpetiformis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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