ERYSIPELOID


Meaning of ERYSIPELOID in English

/er'euh sip"euh loyd', ear'euh-/ , n. Pathol.

a disease of humans contracted by contact with the bacillus Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which causes erysipelas in swine, characterized by a painful local ulcer, generally on one of the hands.

[ 1885-90; ERISIPEL(AS) + -OID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .