ERYTHEMA NODOSUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does erythema nodosum mean? 

• ERYTHEMA NODOSUM (noun)
  The noun ERYTHEMA NODOSUM has 1 sense:

1. skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs

  Familiarity information: ERYTHEMA NODOSUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ERYTHEMA NODOSUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("erythema nodosum" is a kind of...):

erythema (abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "erythema nodosum"):

ENL; erythema nodosum leprosum (an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face)