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ERYTHEMA NODOSUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does erythema nodosum mean?
• ERYTHEMA NODOSUM (noun)
The noun ERYTHEMA NODOSUM has 1 sense:
1. skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs
Familiarity information: ERYTHEMA NODOSUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("erythema nodosum" is a kind of...):
erythema (abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "erythema nodosum"):
ENL; erythema nodosum leprosum (an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face)
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