erythema

English

An erythema

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐρύθημα (erúthēma, a redness or flush on the skin), from ..., from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, red)

Noun

erythema (countable and uncountable, plural erythemas or erythemata)

  1. Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
  2. Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation

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Further reading

  • erythema in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • erythema in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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