erysipeloid Syllabification: (er·y·sip·e·loid)Pronunciation: /ˌerəˈsipəˌloid/Definition of erysipeloid noun Medicine dermatitis of the hands due to bacterial infection, occurring mainly among handlers of meat and fish products. This is caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, a Gram-positive bacterium occurring either as slightly curved rods or as filaments erysipeloid in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of erysipeloid in the British & World English dictionary
