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er⋅y⋅the⋅ma

  [er-uh-thee-muh]
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–noun Pathology.
abnormal redness of the skin due to local congestion, as in inflammation.
Origin:
1760–70; < NL < Gk, equiv. to eryth(rós) red + -ēma n. suffix

Related forms:
er⋅y⋅the⋅mat⋅ic  [er-uh-thi-mat-ik] , er⋅y⋅them⋅a⋅tous  [er-uh-them-uh-tuhs, ‑thee-muh‑] , er⋅y⋅the⋅mic, er⋅y⋅the⋅mal, adjective
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er·y·the·ma   (ěr'ə-thē'mə)   
n.  Redness of the skin caused by dilatation and congestion of the capillaries, often a sign of inflammation or infection.

[Greek eruthēma, from eruthainein, to redden, be red, from eruthros, red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
er'y·them'a·tous (-thěm'ə-təs, -thē'mə-), er'y·the·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk), er'y·the'mic adj.
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Main Entry: er·y·the·ma
Pronunciation: "er-&-'thE-m&
Function: noun
: abnormal redness of the skin due to capillary congestion(as in inflammation)
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erythema er·y·the·ma (ěr'ə-thē'mə)
n.
Redness of the skin caused by dilatation and congestion of the capillaries, often a sign of inflammation or infection.

er'y·them'a·tous (-thěm'ə-təs, -thē'mə-) adj.

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