Erysipeloid

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

  erysipeloid \er`y*sip"e*loid\ ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*loid), n.
     [L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin.
     See {Red}, and {Pell}, n.] (Med.)
     a usually self-limiting cellulitis of the hand somewhat
     resembling erysipelas, caused by the bacterium
     {Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae}. It may start at the site of a


     wound obtained while handling meat or fish, and may
     occasionally become generalizd with protracted illness and
     severe toxemia. --Stedman
     [PJC]