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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Erysipelas \Er`y*sip"e*las\, n. [L., fr Gr 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin. See {Red}, and {Pell}, n.] (Med.) St Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: erysipelas n : an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
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