Erythema

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Erythema \Er`y*the"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to redden, fr.
     'eryqro`s red.] (Med.)
     A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms
     rose-colored patches of variable size.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  erythema
       n : abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of
           blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)