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er⋅y⋅sip⋅e⋅loid

  [er-uh-sip-uh-loid, eer-uh-]
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–noun Pathology.
a disease of humans contracted by contact with the bacillus Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which causes erysipelas in swine, characterized by a painful local ulcer, generally on one of the hands.
Origin:
1885–90; erisipel(as) + -oid
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er·y·sip·e·loid   (ěr'ĭ-sĭp'ə-loid', îr'ə-)   
n.  An infectious disease of the skin that is contracted by handling fish or meat infected with the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and characterized by red lesions on the hands.

[erysipel(as) + -oid.]
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Main Entry: 1er·y·sip·e·loid
Pronunciation: "er-&-'sip-(&-)"loid, "ir-
Function: noun
: a localized nonfebriledermatitis resembling erysipelas, caused by the parasite of the genus Erysipelothrix (E. rhusiopathiae) that causes swine erysipelas, and occurring especially about the hands of personsexposed to this organism (as by handling contaminated flesh)

Main Entry: 2erysipeloid
Function: adjective
: resembling erysipelas
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erysipeloid er·y·sip·e·loid (ěr'ĭ-sĭp'ə-loid', ēr'-)
n.
An infectious disease of the skin that is contracted by handling fish or meat infected with the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and characterized by red lesions on the hands.

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