erysipelas
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erysipelas
- /ˌɛ.ɹɪˈsɪp.ɪl.əs/ UK
- /ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/ US
- /ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.ləs/ US
- /ˌɪɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/ US
- /ˌɪɹ.əˈsɪp.ləs/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English erisipila, borrowed from Latin erysipelas, from Ancient Greek ἐρῠσῐ́πελᾰς (erŭsĭ́pelăs), probably related to ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós, “red”) and πέλμᾰ (pélmă, “the sole of a foot”).
noun erysipelases · erisypelas
- An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin. The symptoms gradually improved until, on the fifth day from her delivery, I was pleased to find the erysipelas rapidly defervescing, the lochia natural, no subinvolution of the uterus, nor abdominal tenderness.
Translations
Talk about this word "erysipelas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/erysipelas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. erysipelas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/erysipelas "erysipelas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/erysipelas.Cite this
@misc{erysipelas_2026,
title = {erysipelas},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erysipelas},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
