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ERYTHEMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("erythema" is a kind of...):
erythroderma (any skin disorder involving abnormal redness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "erythema"):
erythema multiforme (a red rash caused by hypersensitivity to a drug or disease or other allergen)
erythema nodosum (skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs)
hickey; love bite (a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover)
erythema solare; sunburn (redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun)
windburn (redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind)
Derivation:
erythematous (relating to or characterized by erythema)
Context examples:
Symptoms include pain, tenderness, erythema, and swelling around the nail.
(Paronychia, NCI Thesaurus)
Early manifestations of infection may include fever, headache, fatigue, depression, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.
(Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection, NCI Thesaurus)
It is manifested at birth and is characterized by generalized erythema, skin blisters and skin fragility.
(Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis, NCI Thesaurus)
A severe, sometimes life-threatening, form of erythema multiforme.
(Erythema Multiforme Major, NCI Thesaurus)
It may be associated with necrolytic erythema migrans, diarrhea, diabetes, glossitis, weight loss, malabsorption, and anemia.
(Malignant Pancreatic Glucagonoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A variant of bullous erythema multiforme.
(Erythema Multiforme Major, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The principal symptoms are fever, congestion of the ocular conjunctivae, reddening of the lips and oral cavity, protuberance of tongue papillae, and edema or erythema of the extremities.
(Kawasaki Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A form of nonthrombocytopenic purpura due to a hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with a variety of clinical symptoms including urticaria and erythema, arthropathy and arthritis, gastrointestinal symptoms, and renal involvement.
(Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by telangiectatic erythema of the face, photosensitivity, dwarfism, and other abnormalities.
(Bloom syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It is characterized by erythema and edema of the gums and bleeding while brushing the teeth.
(Chronic Gingivitis, NCI Thesaurus)
