noun.
Redness of the skin caused by dilatation and congestion of the capillaries, often a sign of inflammation or infection.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A superficial redness of some portion of the skin; specifically, in pathology, such a redness, varying in extent and form, which may be attended with more general disorder.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.
noun.
Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
noun.
Skin redness from sunburn or chemical irritation
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noun.
abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
Word Usage
"Crocker remarks that they are generally classified as erythema gangrænosurn, and are always to be regarded with grave suspicion of being self-induced."