Main Entry: er·y·sip·e·las

Pronunciation: \ˌer-ə-ˈsip-(ə-)ləs, ˌir-\

Function: noun

1 : an acute febrile disease that is associated with intense often vesicular and edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues and that is caused by a hemolytic streptococcus
2 : swine erysipelas—used especially when the disease affects hosts other than swine