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单词 saint anthony's fire
释义

Saint Anthony's fire


noun Pathology.(formerly)

any of certain skin conditions that are of an inflammatory or gangrenous nature, as erysipelas, hospital gangrene, or ergotism.

Origin of Saint Anthony's fire

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby Saint Anthony's fire

Saint Agnes's Eve, Saint Albans, Saint Andrews, Saint Andrew's Cross, Saint Anthony's Cross, Saint Anthony's fire, Saint Augustine, Saint Austell, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Saint Bernard
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British Dictionary definitions for Saint Anthony's fire

Saint Anthony's fire

noun usually abbreviated to: St Anthony's fire

pathol another name for ergotism, erysipelas

Word Origin for Saint Anthony's fire

C16: so named because praying to St Anthony was believed to effect a cure
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for Saint Anthony's fire

Saint Anthony's fire
[ sānt ănthə-nēz ]

n.

erysipelas
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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