| erythematic | <medicine> Characterised by, or causing, a morbid redness of the skin; relating to erythema. Origin: Cf. F. Erythematique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| erythematous | <medicine> Relating to, or causing, erythema. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| erythematous syphilid | Usually the first eruption of syphilis, occurring 6 to 12 weeks after the initial lesion. Synonym: erythematous syphilid, macular syphilid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythematovesicular | Denoting a condition characterised by erythema and vesiculation, as in allergic contact dermatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythermalgia | Disease marked by paroxysmal, bilateral vasodilatation, particularly of the extremities, with burning pain, and increased skin temperature and redness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| erythraemia | Synonym: polycythemia vera. Origin: erythro-+ G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythraemic myelosis | A neoplastic process involving the erythropoietic tissue, characterised by anaemia, irregular fever, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, haemorrhagic disorders, and numerous erythroblasts in all stages of maturation (with disproportionately large numbers of less mature forms) in the circulating blood; postmortem studies reveal primitive erythroblasts and reticuloendothelial cells, not only in haemopoietic organs, but also in the kidneys, adrenal glands, and other sites. Acute and chronic forms are recognised, but in the latter there is less prominence of the immature cells; the former is also called Di Guglielmo's disease and acute erythraemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythralgia | Painful redness of the skin. See: erythromelalgia. Origin: erythro-+ G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythrasma | <dermatology> A chronic, superficial bacterial infection of the skin involving the body folds and toe webs, sometimes becoming generalised, caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum and characterised by the presence of sharply demarcated, dry, brown, slightly scaly and slowly spreading patches. (18 Nov 1997) |
| erythredema | Synonym: acrodynia. Origin: erythro-+ G. Oidema, swelling (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythric | <chemistry> Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, erythrin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| erythrina | <botany> A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; so called from its red flowers. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Red. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| erythrine | 1. <chemistry> A colourless crystalline substance, C20H22O10, extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of Rocella. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So called because of certain red compounds derived from it. Called also erythric acid. 2. <chemical> See Erythrite. Origin: Gr. Red. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| erythrism | <zoology> A condition of excessive redness. See Erythrochroism. Origin: Gr. Red: cf. F. Erythrisme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| erythristic | Relating to or marked by erythrism; having a ruddy complexion and reddish hair. Synonym: rufous. (05 Mar 2000) |