Dictionary Entry
erysipelas
erysipelas is a 10-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically.
- 2noun
an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
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