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erysipelas

/ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
erysipelas
IPA
/ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English erisipila, borrowed from Latin erysipelas, from Ancient Greek ἐρῠσῐ́πελᾰς (erŭsĭ́pelăs), probably related to ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós, “red”) and πέλμᾰ (pélmă, “the sole of a foot”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *pel- (skin), erisipila, erysipelas, ἐρῠσῐ́πελᾰς

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/
  • British English: /ˌɛ.ɹɪˈsɪp.ɪl.əs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

erysipelases (plural) erisypelas (alternative)

Derived Forms

antierysipelas erysipelatoid erysipelatous erysipeloid pseudoerysipelas

Frequently Paired Words

erythema

Questions

How do you pronounce erysipelas?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/.
What does erysipelas mean?
An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.
Where does erysipelas come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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