erythema

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English

An erythema

Etymology

From New Latin erythēma, from Ancient Greek ἐρύθημα (erúthēma, a redness or flush on the skin), from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, red).

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erythema (countable and uncountable, plural erythemas or erythemata)

  1. Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
  2. Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation

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