gangrenous erysipelas
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Saint Anthony’s fire — gangrenous skin conditions such as ergotism, erysipelas, and hospital gangrene … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Saint Anthony's fire — noun any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions • Hypernyms: ↑skin disease, ↑disease of the skin, ↑skin disorder • Hyponyms: ↑erysipelas * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized S&A … Useful english dictionary
cellulitis — Inflammation of subcutaneous, loose connective tissue (formerly called cellular tissue). acute scalp c. deep inflammation of the scalp without suppuration. anaerobic c … Medical dictionary
Ergotism — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 30715 ICD10 = ICD10|T|62|2|t|51 ICD9 = ICD9|988.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D004881 Ergotism is the effect of long term ergot poisoning,… … Wikipedia
Necrotizing fasciitis — A dangerous infection of soft tissue that starts in the subcutaneous tissue (just below the skin) and spreads along the flat layers of fibrous tissue that separate different layers of tissue (fascial planes). It most commonly occurs in the arms,… … Medical dictionary
Saint Anthony's fire — Saint An·tho·ny s fire .sānt .an(t) thə nēz , chiefly Brit .an tə n any of several inflammatory or gangrenous conditions (as erysipelas or ergotism) of the skin Anthony Saint (ca 250 350) Egyptian monk. St. Anthony is regarded as the founder of… … Medical dictionary
disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… … English dictionary for students
Saint Anthony's fire — noun Date: 14th century any of several inflammations or gangrenous conditions (as erysipelas or ergotism) of the skin … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gas gangrene — Classification and external resources Photograph before right leg amputation (hemipelvectomy) of a patient with gas gangrene. The right thigh is swollen, edematous and discoloured with necrotic bullae (large blisters). An impressive crepitation… … Wikipedia
Saint Anthony's fire — Pathol. (formerly) any of certain skin conditions that are of an inflammatory or gangrenous nature, as erysipelas, hospital gangrene, or ergotism. [1570 80] * * * … Universalium
