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erythema multiforme

noun erythema mul·ti·for·me \ -ˌməl-tə-ˈfȯr-mē \

medical Definition of erythema multiforme

:a skin disease characterized by papular or vesicular lesions and reddening or discoloration of the skin often in concentric zones about the lesions

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