erysipelas
— Noun
– English
~ an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
Erysiphaceae
— Noun
– English
~ family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews
Erysiphales
— Noun
– English
~ saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants
Erysiphe
— Noun
– English
~ genus of powdery mildews
erythema
— Noun
– English
~ abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
erythematous
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or characterized by erythema
Erythrina corallodendrum
— Noun
– English
~ deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds
Erythrina caffra
— Noun
– English
~ small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles
erythrina
— Noun
– English
~ any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental
erythrite
— Noun
– English
~ a reddish mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form and used in coloring glass; usually found in veins bearing cobalt and arsenic
erythroblast
— Noun
– English
~ a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop
erythroblastosis
— Noun
– English
~ a blood disease characterized by the abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the blood
Erythrocin
— Noun
– English
~ an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
erythrocyte
— Noun
– English
~ a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
erythrocytolysin
— Noun
– English
~ any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
erythroderma
— Noun
– English
~ any skin disorder involving abnormal redness
erythroid
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to erythrocytes
erythrolysin
— Noun
– English
~ any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
erythromycin
— Noun
– English
~ an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative