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10 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
originFrom Middle English erisipila, borrowed from Latin erysipelas, from Ancient Greek ἐρῠσῐ́πελᾰς (erŭsĭ́pelăs), probably related to ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós, “red”) and πέλμᾰ (pélmă, “the sole of a foot”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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