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- Dictionaryerythrogenic/ɪˌrɪθrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/
adjective
- 1. (of a bacterial toxin) causing inflammation and reddening of the skin: "erythrogenic toxin is responsible for the rash of scarlet fever"
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The meaning of ERYTHROGENIC is producing a color sensation of redness. How to use erythrogenic in a sentence.
1. Producing red, as in causing an eruption or a red color sensation. 2. Pertaining to the formation of red blood cells. [ erythro- + -gen, producing] Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012. Want to thank TFD for its existence?
Meaning & use. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the adjective erythrogenic mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective erythrogenic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins also known as erythrogenic toxins, are exotoxins secreted by strains of the bacterial species Streptococcus pyogenes. SpeA and speC are superantigens, which induce inflammation by nonspecifically activating T cells and stimulating the production of inflammatory cytokines.
Scarlet fever is caused by group A streptococcal strains that produce an erythrogenic toxin, leading to a diffuse pink-red cutaneous flush that blanches with pressure. The rash is seen best on the abdomen or lateral chest and as dark red lines in skinfolds (Pastia lines) or as circumoral pallor.
A noxious or poisonous substance that is formed or elaborated either as an integral part of the cell or tissue (endotoxin), as an extracellular product (exotoxin), or as a combination of the two, during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species. [G. toxikon, poison]
Dec 23, 2021 · adjective Med. of a bacterial toxin causing inflammation and reddening of the skin.
erythron. the circulating erythrocytes in the blood, their precursors, and all the body elements concerned in their production. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
The meaning of ERYTHRON is the red blood cells and their precursors in the bone marrow.
Erythrocytes, also referred to as Red Blood Cells (RBCs) is a significant cellular component of blood. These cells circulate in the blood carrying oxygen from the lungs to all the tissues of the body. It is responsible for imparting blood with its characteristic colour.
