erythema
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əˈθi noun Pathology.
abnormal redness of the skin due to local congestion, as in inflammation.
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erythema (ˌɛrɪˈθiːmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| pathol redness of the skin, usually occurring in patches, caused by irritation or injury to the tissue | |
| [C18: from New Latin, from Greek eruthēma, from eruthros red] | |
| erythematic | |
| —adj | |
| erythematous | |
| —adj | |
| ery'themal | |
| —adj | |
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Erythema
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
erythema
from Gk. erithema, from erythianein "to be red." Related: Erythematous.
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Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
His skin was as gray as wet concrete, except for the radiation erythema inflaming the skin around his eyes and nose.
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