erysipelas
ery·si·pe·las
noun
1.
an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
Origin
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”).
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