St. Anthony's fire

erysipelas; - an eruptive fever which St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously.

St. Anthony's Fire

horrific 11th-century plague. [Eur. Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 34]See: Disease

[AS. fyr] 1. Flame that produces heat. 2. Fever.

Former term for erysipelas.

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