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erythema migrans

noun
erythema mi·​grans | \ -ˈmī-grənz How to pronounce erythema migrans (audio) \
variants: or erythema chronicum migrans \ -​ˌkrä-​nə-​kəm-​ How to pronounce erythema chronicum migrans (audio) \

Definition of erythema migrans

: a red spreading annular skin lesion that is an early symptom of Lyme disease and that develops at the site of the bite of a tick (such as the deer tick) infected with the causative spirochete

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Recent Examples on the Web

 Early in the infection people may experience fever, headache, fatigue, swollen glands or a skin rash called erythema migrans, or a bull’s eye. — Andrea K. Mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com, "Ask the expert: With Lyme disease on the rise, here's how you can protect yourself," 3 July 2018 The most notable early symptom is a (non-itchy) rash that resembles a bull's-eye (erythema migrans) and can expand to as large as 12 inches in diameter over the course of several days. — Emma Sarran Webster, Allure, "What You Should Know About the Rise of Insect-Spread Diseases," 3 May 2018

First Known Use of erythema migrans

1979, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for erythema migrans

New Latin, literally, (chronic) migrating erythema

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erythema migrans

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Medical Definition of erythema migrans

: a spreading annular erythematous skin lesion that is an early symptom of Lyme disease and that develops at the site of the bite of a tick (as the deer tick) infected with the causative spirochete

— called also erythema chronicum migrans

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