Meanings
plural erysipelases · alternative erisypelas
- countableuncountablemedicineAn acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.
The symptoms gradually improved until, on the fifth day from her delivery, I was pleased to find the erysipelas rapidly defervescing, the lochia natural, no subinvolution of the uterus, nor abdominal tenderness.
1875 July 31, W. R. Smith, “Erysipelas During Parturition”, in James G. Wakley, editor, The Lancet, volume II, number 2709, London: John James Croft, […
Origin
- Ancient Greekἐρῠσῐ́πελᾰς
- Latinerysipelas
- Middle Englisherisipila
- Englisherysipelas
From Middle English erisipila, borrowed from Latin erysipelas, from Ancient Greek ἐρῠσῐ́πελᾰς (erŭsĭ́pelăs), probably related to ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós, “red”) and πέλμᾰ (pélmă, “the sole of a foot”).
More words from Middle English, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἐρυσίπελας
- ἐρυσίπελας (erusípelas)acute febrile skin disease
Catalan erisipela
- erisipelaacute febrile skin disease
Chinese Mandarin 丹毒
- 丹毒 (dāndú)acute febrile skin disease
Czech růže
- růžeacute febrile skin disease
Esperanto erizipelo
- erizipeloacute febrile skin disease
Finnish ruusu
- ruusuacute febrile skin disease
French érysipèle
- érysipèleacute febrile skin disease
German Erysipel, Rotlauf
- Erysipelacute febrile skin disease
- Rotlaufacute febrile skin disease
- Roseacute febrile skin disease
- Wundroseacute febrile skin disease
Greek ερυσίπελας
- ερυσίπελας (erysípelas)acute febrile skin disease
Hebrew שושנה
- שושנהacute febrile skin disease
Hungarian orbánc
- orbáncacute febrile skin disease
Indonesian erisipelas
- erisipelasacute febrile skin disease
Irish arasaipil, ruachtach
- arasaipilacute febrile skin disease
- ruachtachacute febrile skin disease
- an ruaacute febrile skin disease
- tine dhiaacute febrile skin disease
Italian erisipela, risipola
- erisipelaacute febrile skin disease
- risipolaacute febrile skin disease
Japanese 丹毒
- 丹毒 (tandoku)acute febrile skin disease
Korean 단독
- 단독 (dandok)acute febrile skin disease
Latin serpēdo
- serpēdoacute febrile skin disease
Persian ایرزیپلاس
- ایرزیپلاسacute febrile skin disease
Polish róża
- różaacute febrile skin disease
Portuguese erisipela
- erisipelaacute febrile skin disease
Romanian brâncă, оrbált
- brâncăacute febrile skin disease
- оrbáltacute febrile skin disease
Russian ро́жа
- ро́жа (róža)acute febrile skin disease
Slovak erysipelas, ruža
- erysipelasacute febrile skin disease
- ružaacute febrile skin disease
Spanish erisipela
- erisipelaacute febrile skin disease
Swedish rosfeber
- rosfeberacute febrile skin disease
Thai ไฟลามทุ่ง
- ไฟลามทุ่ง (fai-laam-tûng)acute febrile skin disease
Turkish yılancık
- yılancıkacute febrile skin disease
Cite this entry
erysipelas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erysipelas
“erysipelas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erysipelas. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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