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Definition of erythema in English: erythemanoun ˌɛrɪˈθiːməˌɛrəˈθimə mass nounMedicine Superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries. Example sentencesExamples - The most common side effects are acne, erythema, and burning and stinging of the skin.
- The only adverse effects of therapy were transient skin erythema and local hair loss in three irradiated patients.
- For people with light skin, any erythema should be a signal for intervention and monitoring.
- Early application of topical steroids is useful to limit erythema and pruritus.
- Local irritation, erythema, ulceration, and tenderness were common reactions.
Synonyms spots, skin eruption, breakout
Derivatives adjective Medicine In the past, the term minimum erythemal dose was often used as a measure of the cumulative UVR (ultraviolet radiation) exposure required to induce erythema or sunburn in people. Example sentencesExamples - A depletion of the ozone column by 25% could increase the erythemal exposure of field scientists or indigenous arctic people by approximately 40% during the spring.
- Clinical studies have shown no difference in the erythemal response to ultraviolet radiation between children and adults.
- At 24 hours after irradiation, sites were visually assessed to determine the minimal erythemal dose, i.e. the lowest dose at which erythema was perceptible.
- On average, subjects received a UVR dose of 4.6% of the ambient daily erythemal UVR.
adjective Medicine Infections such as mastitis and cellulitis tend to be erythematous, tender, and warm to the touch; they may be more circumscribed if an abscess has formed. Example sentencesExamples - The disease begins as an erythematous papule at the site of the sandfly bite on exposed parts of the body.
- Seborrheic dermatitis causes scaly erythematous skin lesions most often found in nasolabial folds and eyebrow areas.
- Psoriasis typically presents as erythematous plaques with thick, white scale on the elbows, knees, scalp, and lower lumbar area.
- Thrush and erythematous candidiasis are common in patients with immune defects and are often an early manifestation of the immunodeficiency.
adjectiveˌɛrɪθɪˈmatɪk Medicine
Origin Late 18th century: from Greek eruthēma, from eruthainein 'be red', from eruthros 'red'. Definition of erythema in US English: erythemanounˌerəˈTHēməˌɛrəˈθimə Medicine Superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries. Example sentencesExamples - For people with light skin, any erythema should be a signal for intervention and monitoring.
- The only adverse effects of therapy were transient skin erythema and local hair loss in three irradiated patients.
- The most common side effects are acne, erythema, and burning and stinging of the skin.
- Local irritation, erythema, ulceration, and tenderness were common reactions.
- Early application of topical steroids is useful to limit erythema and pruritus.
Synonyms spots, skin eruption, breakout
Origin Late 18th century: from Greek eruthēma, from eruthainein ‘be red’, from eruthros ‘red’. |