Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of the nature of or resembling erysipelas; accompanying or accompanied by erysipelas.
Wiktionary
- adj. Resembling erysipelas.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.
Examples
“The greater number of these erysipelatous cases took place in the spring, but were prolonged through the summer and during autumn.”
“I am induced to think it does cease13, and that it is the thin, darkish-looking fluid only, oozing from the newly-formed cracks in the heels, similar to what sometimes appears from erysipelatous blisters, which gives the disease.”
“My surprise at this sudden transition from extreme sickness to health in great measure ceased when I observed that the inoculated pustule had occasioned, in this case, the common efflorescent appearance around it, and that as it approached the centre it was nearly in an erysipelatous state.”
“At their first appearance they are commonly of a palish blue, or rather of a colour somewhat approaching to livid, and are surrounded by an erysipelatous inflammation.”
“In calling the inflammation that is excited by the cow-pox virus erysipelatous, perhaps I may not be critically exact, but it certainly approaches near to it.”
“An extensive inflammation of the erysipelatous kind appeared without any apparent cause upon the upper part of the thigh of a sucking colt, the property of Mr. Millet, a farmer at Rockhampton,”
“The greater part of them sickened on the sixth day, and were well on the seventh, but in three of the number a secondary indisposition arose in consequence of an extensive erysipelatous inflammation which appeared on the inoculated arms.”
“When they were disposed to become troublesome by erysipelatous inflammation, an application of equal parts of vinegar and water always answered the desired intention.”
“In all the cases under my care there have only occurred two or three which required any application, owing to erysipelatous inflammation on the arm, and they immediately yielded to it.”
“However, though the variolous matter was repeatedly inserted into his arm, I found it impracticable to infect him with it; an efflorescence only, taking on an erysipelatous look about the centre, appearing on the skin near the punctured parts.”
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vanishedone Cockayne, Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England via Bradshaw of the Future: 'Take beer dregs and soap and the white of an egg and old groats, lay on for erysipelatous swelling.' Aug 2, 2008