swine erysipelas
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swine erysipelas — n a destructive contagious disease of various mammals and birds that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Erysipelothrix (E. rhusiopathiae), that may occur in an acute highly fatal septicemic form or take a chronic course marked by endocarditis … Medical dictionary
swine erysipelas — noun : a destructive contagious disease of various mammals and birds that is caused by a bacterium (Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae) that may occur in an acute highly fatal septicemic form or take a chronic course marked by endocarditis, arthritis,… … Useful english dictionary
erysipelas — A specific, acute, superficial cutaneous cellulitis caused by β hemolytic streptococci and characterized by hot, red, edematous, brawny, and sharply defined eruptions; usually accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms. [G., fr. erythros, red… … Medical dictionary
erysipelas — erysipelatous /er euh si pel euh teuhs, ear /, adj. /er euh sip euh leuhs, ear euh /, n. 1. Pathol. an acute, febrile infectious disease, caused by a specific streptococcus, characterized by diffusely spreading deep red inflammation of the skin… … Universalium
Erysipelothrix — A genus of bacteria (family Corynebacteriaceae) containing nonmotile, Gram positive, rod shaped organisms that have a tendency to form long filaments; older cells tend to become Gram negative. They produce acid but no gas from glucose. They are… … Medical dictionary
erysipeloid — A specific, usually self limiting, cellulitis of the hand caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; appears as a dusky erythema with diamondlike configuration of the skin at the site of a wound sustained in handling fish or meat and may become… … Medical dictionary
erysipeloid — I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsipəˌlȯid noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary erysipelas + oid : a localized nonfebrile dermatitis resembling erysipelas, caused by the parasite of swine erysipelas, and occurring especially about the hands of… … Useful english dictionary
er|y|sip|e|las — «EHR uh SIHP uh luhs, IHR », noun. 1. an acute infectious disease that causes fever and chills, and a rapidly spreading, deep red inflammation of the skin, caused by a streptococcus. 2. an acute or chronic bacterial disease of swine, and less… … Useful english dictionary
erysipelothrix — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsipəlōˌthriks noun Etymology: New Latin, from erysipelas + o + thrix 1. capitalized : a genus of microaerophilic, gram positive, rod shaped bacteria (family Corynebacteriaceae) forming no spores, tending to produce long filaments, and… … Useful english dictionary
Löffler, Friedrich August Johannes — ▪ German bacteriologist born June 24, 1852, Frankfurt an der Oder, Prussia [Germany] died April 9, 1915, Berlin German bacteriologist who, with Edwin Klebs (Klebs, Edwin), in 1884 discovered the organism that causes diphtheria,… … Universalium
