[ ˌɛrɪ'sɪpɪləs ]
■ noun Medicine a skin disease caused by a streptococcus and characterized by large raised red patches on the face and legs.
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk erusipelas ; perh. related to eruthros 'red' and pella 'skin'.
[ ˌɛrɪ'sɪpɪləs ]
■ noun Medicine a skin disease caused by a streptococcus and characterized by large raised red patches on the face and legs.
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk erusipelas ; perh. related to eruthros 'red' and pella 'skin'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004