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erysipeloid

n :  a localized nonfebrile dermatitis resembling erysipelas, caused by the parasite of the genus Erysipelothrix (E. rhusiopathiae) that causes swine erysipelas, and occurring esp. about the hands of persons exposed to this organism (as by handling contaminated flesh)
adj :  resembling erysipelas .
 
   

 
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