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Definition: Erythema Nodosum |
Erythema NodosumNoun1. Skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | An erythematous eruption commonly associated with drug reactions or infection and characterized by inflammatory nodules that are usually tender, multiple, and bilateral. These nodules are located predominantly on the shins with less common occurrence on the thighs and forearms. They undergo characteristic color changes ending in temporary bruise-like areas. This condition usually subsides in 3-6 weeks without scarring or atrophy. (references) |
Medicine | Eruption of the skin or the nucous membranes characterized by large nodular swellings, dark purple in the centre and brighter red at the periphery. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Crosswords: Erythema Nodosum |
| English words defined with "erythema nodosum": erythema nodosum leprosum. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "erythema nodosum": erythema nodosum Hebra. (references) |
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Usually, erythema nodosum is a secondary sequela of another disease process, or due to a drug hypersensitivity reaction that manifests itself as tender red bumps on the skin.Credit: CDC. | Usually, erythema nodosum is a secondary sequela of another disease process, or due to a drug hypersensitivity reaction that manifests itself as tender red bumps on the skin.Credit: CDC. | ||
![]() | Erythema nodosum lesions on skin of back due to hypersensitivity to antigens of Coccidioides immitis.Credit: CDC. | ||
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Health | In most cases, erythema nodosum resolves spontaneously within a month. (references) | |
Erythema nodosum - Red bumps that trend to appear on the face, arms, and shins. (references) | ||
Other symptoms include erythema nodosum, mostly on the legs and often accompanied by arthritis in the ankles, elbows, wrists, and hands. (references) | ||
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Expressions using "erythema nodosum": erythema nodosum Hebra ♦ erythema nodosum leprosum. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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erythema nodosum | 209 |
erythema nodosum leprosum | 3 |
erythema nodosum treatment | 3 |
erythema nodosum syndrome | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "erythema nodosum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
French | érythème noueux (erythema nodosum Hebra). (various references) | ||||
German | Erythema nososum Hebra (erythema nodosum Hebra), Erythema nodosum (erythema nodosum Hebra), Erythema contusiforme Bazin (erythema nodosum Hebra), Erythema contusiforme (erythema nodosum Hebra), Knotenrose (erythema nodosum Hebra), Dermatitis contusiformis (erythema nodosum Hebra). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | erythemaay odosumnay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-h-m-m-n-o-o-r-s-t-u-y" | |
-3 letters: dynamometers. | |
-4 letters: dynamometer. | |
-5 letters: anemometry, demeanours, dermatomes, dynamotors, endotherms, endothermy, hammertoes, heteronomy, heteronyms, manometers, methadones, metronomes, monometers, monorhymed, monorhymes, monotremes, mushroomed, outhomered, resmoothed, resummoned, smoothened, stomodaeum, tremendous, undershoot, unsmoothed. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 72 79 74 68 65 6D 61      4E 6F 64 6F 73 75 6D |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110010 01111001 01110100 01101000 01100101 01101101 01100001 00100000 01001110 01101111 01100100 01101111 01110011 01110101 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E r y t h e m a   N o d o s u m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0072 0079 0074 0068 0065 006D 0061      004E 006F 0064 006F 0073 0075 006D |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3984918674717967248817081858779 |
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