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Erupt
(E*rupt") v. t. [See Eruption.] To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava. Huxley.

Eruption
(E*rup"tion) n. [L. eruptio, fr. erumpere, eruptum, to break out; e out + rumpere, to break: cf. F. éruption. See Rupture.]

1. The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion.

All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh strength for the next day's eruption.
W. Irving.

2. That which bursts forth.

3. A violent exclamation; ejaculation.

He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate eruditions.
Sir H. Wotton.

4. (Med.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.

Eruptional
(E*rup"tion*al) a. Eruptive. [R.] R. A. Proctor.

Eruptive
(E*rup"tive) a. [Cf. F. éruptif.]

1. Breaking out or bursting forth.

The sudden glance
Appears far south eruptive through the cloud.
Thomson.

2. (Med.) Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as, an eruptive fever.

3. (Geol.) Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic.

Eruptive
(E*rup"tive), n. (Geol.) An eruptive rock.

Eryngium
(||E*ryn"gi*um) n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'hry`ggion, dim. of 'h`ryggos eryngo; cf. L. eryngion, erynge.] (Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance. Eryngium maritimum, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.

Eryngo
(E*ryn"go) n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Eryngium.

Erysipelas
(Er`y*sip"e*las) n. [L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin. See Red, and Pell, n.] (Med.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically.

Erysipelatoid
(Er`y*si*pel"a*toid) a. [Gr. 'erysi`pelas erysipelas + -oid.] Resembling erysipelas.

Erysipelatous
(Er`y*si*pel"a*tous) a. [Cf. F. érysipélateux.] Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.

Erysipelous
(Er`y*sip"e*lous) a. Erysipelatous.

Erythema
(||Er`y*the"ma) n. [NL., fr. Gr. fr. to redden, fr. 'eryqro`s red.] (Med.) A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.

Erythematic
(Er`y*the*mat"ic) a. [Cf. F. érythématique.] (Med.) Characterized by, or causing, a morbid redness of the skin; relating to erythema.


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