erythema
English
Etymology
From New Latin erythēma, from Ancient Greek ἐρύθημα (erúthēma, “a redness or flush on the skin”), from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛɹəˈθiːmə/
- Rhymes: -iːmə
Noun
erythema (countable and uncountable, plural erythemas or erythemata)
- Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
- Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation
Derived terms
Translations
abnormal redness
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redness from sunburn
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Further reading
- “erythema”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “erythema”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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