ĕrysĭpĕlas, ătis, n., = ἐρυσίπελας, a reddish eruption on the skin,
St. Anthony's fire , erysipelas , Cels. 5, 28, 11 ( id. 5, 26, 31 and 33, written as Gr.).
·noun St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, wh...
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