Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
erysipeloid er`y*sip"e*loid ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*loid), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin. See {Red}, and {Pell}, n.] (Med.) a usually self-limiting cellulitis of the hand somewhat resembling erysipelas, caused by the bacterium {Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae}. It may start at the site of a wound obtained while handling meat or fish, and may occasionally become generalizd with protracted illness and severe toxemia. --Stedman [PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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