erysipeloid
erysipeloid adjective: resembling erysipelas.
Adjective
erysipeloid (not comparable)
- Resembling erysipelas.
- The diffuse phlebitis is an erysipeloid form of the disease, often running for a considerable distance along the coat of the vein, which becomes thickened, pulpy, and red, without adhesions forming, or the blood coagulating; indeed, in these cases there appears to be a great want of plasticity in...1860, John Erichsen, The Science and Art of Surgery: Being a Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases, and Operations, Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, page 468
Noun
erysipeloid (countable and uncountable, plural erysipeloids)
- A mild cutaneous infection by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in humans that resembles erysipelas.
- Synonyms:
- fish poisoning
- A cutaneous cancer metastasis, most commonly associated with breast carcinoma, presenting as an erythematous patch or plaque that resembles erysipelas.
- Synonyms:
- carcinoma erysipeloides
erysipeloid meaning in Tamil
erysipeloid in Tamil
- கறி மீன் கைத்தனோய்
Synonyms of erysipeloid
- fish poisoning
- carcinoma erysipeloides
Forms of erysipeloid
| plural | erysipeloids |
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Origin of erysipeloid
From erysipelas + -oid.
Words formed from erysipeloid
- erysipeloid of Rosenbach
Questions about erysipeloid
- What does erysipeloid mean?
- Erysipeloid means resembling erysipelas.
- What is erysipeloid in Tamil?
- Erysipeloid in Tamil is கறி மீன் கைத்தனோய். See Erysipeloid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is erysipeloid?
- Erysipeloid can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near erysipeloid in the dictionary
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