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er•y•sip•e•las

Pronunciation: (er"u-sip'u-lus, ēr"u-), [key]
—n.
1. Pathol.an acute, febrile infectious disease, caused by a specific streptococcus, characterized by diffusely spreading deep-red inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes.
2. Also called swine erysipelas. Vet. Pathol.a disease of swine, caused by the organism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, characterized by urticaria, vegetative endocarditis, arthritis, and sometimes septicemia.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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