ERYSIPELOID

Etymology

Adjective

erysipeloid (not comparable)

(medicine) Resembling erysipelas.

Noun

erysipeloid (uncountable)

(medicine) A mild cutaneous infection by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in humans.

Synonyms

• fish poisoning

Source: Wiktionary



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