ERYTHEMA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does erythema mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ERYTHEMA (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

erythroderma (any skin disorder involving abnormal redness)

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

erythema multiforme (a red rash caused by hypersensitivity to a drug or disease or other allergen)

erythema nodosum (skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs)

hickey; love bite (a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover)

erythema solare; sunburn (redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun)

windburn (redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind)