Definitions for erythema

erythema er·y·the·ma

Spelling: [er-uh-thee-muh]
IPA: /ˌɛr əˈθi mə/

Erythema is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 275 anagrams from letters in erythema (aeehmrty).

Definitions for erythema

noun

  1. abnormal redness of the skin due to local congestion, as in inflammation.

Origin of erythema

1760-70; New Latin Greek, equivalent to eryth(rós) red + -ēma noun suffix

Examples for erythema

erythema, or roseola as it is differently called, is apt to present itself about the second or third week76 after birth.

This is supposed to indicate a relationship with erythema nodosum and multiforme.

Kaposi2 regards it as related to erythema nodosum, with which affection, indeed, it possesses some features in common.

On Sept. 23d a maculo-papular eruption of the skin with erythema faucium appeared.

The inflammatory process begins in erythema, usually diffuse, often punctated, sometimes in patches.

What remedies are commonly prescribed in erythema multiforme?

The ear is the seat of frequent attacks of erythema, complicated by swelling.

Purpura rheumatica presents, as has been shown, many points of resemblance to erythema multiforme and erythema nodosum.

Exceptionally the lesions of erythema multiforme are also present.

The varieties of erythema sometimes present in primary acute articular rheumatism have been observed in gonorrhoeal rheumatism.

Word Value for erythema
Scrable

16

Words with friends

15

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