ERYTHEMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does erythema mean? 

• ERYTHEMA (noun)
  The noun ERYTHEMA has 1 sense:

1. abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)

  Familiarity information: ERYTHEMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ERYTHEMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("erythema" is a kind of...):

erythroderma (any skin disorder involving abnormal redness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "erythema"):

erythema multiforme (a red rash caused by hypersensitivity to a drug or disease or other allergen)

erythema nodosum (skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs)

hickey; love bite (a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover)

erythema solare; sunburn (redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun)

windburn (redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind)

Derivation:

erythematous (relating to or characterized by erythema)

 Context examples 

It is typically manifested by erythema, mild edema, and scaling at the affected site.

(Irritant Contact Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare genetic chronic skin disorder characterized by hyperkeratosis and transient erythema.

(Erythrokeratodermia Variabilis, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by generalized inflammatory erythema and exfoliation.

(Erythroderma, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Abnormally high levels of glucagon in the blood, which may manifest as hyperglycemia and/or necrolytic migratory erythema.

(Hyperglucagonemia, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by erythema, pain, swelling, and induration at the catheter insertion site.

(Infective Phlebitis, NCI Thesaurus)

These changes include diffuse erythema, edema, peau d'orange (skin of an orange) appearance, tenderness, induration, warmth, enlargement, and in some cases a palpable mass.

(Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical manifestations include erythema, marked discomfort, swelling, and induration along the course of the infected vein.

(Infective Phlebitis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Signs and symptoms include induration, erythema, swelling, burning sensation, and pain at the infusion site.

(Infusion Site Extravasation, NCI Thesaurus)

This membrane sheds in about two weeks after birth to reveal generalized scaling and skin erythema.

(Lamellar Ichthyosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A chronic inflammatory disorder that generally occurs in adulthood and is characterized by sterile pustules intermingled with scaly erythemas, vesicles and hyperkeratosis occurring at distinct sites on the palms and soles.

(Palmoplantar Pustulosis, NCI Thesaurus)