Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Redness of the skin caused by dilatation and congestion of the capillaries, often a sign of inflammation or infection.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A superficial redness of some portion of the skin; specifically, in pathology, such a redness, varying in extent and form, which may be attended with more general disorder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Abnormal
redness andinflammation of theskin , due tovasodilation . - noun Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Crocker remarks that they are generally classified as erythema gangrænosurn, and are always to be regarded with grave suspicion of being self-induced.
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Crocker remarks that they are generally classified as erythema gangraenosum, and are always to be regarded with grave suspicion of being self-induced.
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Technically, this condition is called erythema ab igne.
Gizmodo Jesus Diaz 2010
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The fifth illness on the list was something called erythema infectiosum, and the designation "fifth disease" stuck with it.
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The exposure necessary to produce some biological effect, such as erythema (skin reddening), at each wavelength in the UV spectral region is given by an action spectrum.
Introduction to Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation in the Arctic 2009
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The lesions simulated are usually inflammatory in character, such as erythema, vesicular and bullous eruptions, and ulceration of the skin.
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According to the [[Centers for Disease Control]], Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, objective physical findings (such as erythema migrans, facial palsy, or arthritis), and a history of possible exposure to infected ticks.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2010
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Centers for Disease Control, Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, objective physical findings (such as erythema migrans, facial palsy, or arthritis), and a history of possible exposure to infected ticks.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2010
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The hydrogen ion causes coagulation of surface tissue, which eventually appears as a grayish white area surrounded by erythema. 16 Fluoride ions freely penetrate the skin and continue into deeper tissues, causing cellular death and liquifaction necrosis of soft tissue. 22,15 Neutralization of fluoride ions occurs when fluoride complexes with calcium and other divalent cations in the tissues, forming an insoluble salt.
Hydrofluoric Acid 2010
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A 57 year old male presented to his private physician with severe pain and erythema of the distal portions of several fingers on both hands.
Hydrofluoric Acid 2010
chained_bear commented on the word erythema
Reesetee, perhaps an entry for your "Worse Than They Sound" list?
I think someone just sent me an email with this word in it, but they really meant to type arrhythmia.
January 23, 2010
reesetee commented on the word erythema
Good idea. Consider it added.
What, the e-mailer had a heart erythema? ;-)
January 23, 2010