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erythrogenic — 1. Producing red, as causing an eruption or a red color sensation. 2. Pertaining to the formation of red blood cells. [erythro + gen, producing] * * * eryth·ro·gen·ic jen ik adj 1) producing a color sensation of redness 2) producing red blood… … Medical dictionary
erythrogenic — ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jenik adjective Etymology: erythr + genic 1. : producing a color sensation of redness 2. : erythropoietic 3. : inducing reddening of the skin erythrogenic toxins … Useful english dictionary
erythrogenic — [ɪˌrɪθrə(ʊ) dʒɛnɪk] adjective Medicine (of a bacterial toxin) causing inflammation and reddening of the skin … English new terms dictionary
erythrogenic — eryth·ro·gen·ic … English syllables
erythrogenic toxin — Toxin produced by strains of Streptococcus pyogenes responsible for scarlet fever. Three antigenic variants of the toxin are known. It is a small protein that is complexed with hyaluronic acid and can intensify the effects of other toxins such as … Dictionary of molecular biology
erythrogenic toxin — streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin … Medical dictionary
Toxin — One of a number of poisons produced by certain plants, animals, and bacteria. The term toxin is frequently used to refer specifically to a particular protein produced by some higher plants, animals and pathogenic (disease causing) bacteria. A… … Medical dictionary
Dead Sea — For the Brian Keene book of the same name, see Dead Sea (novel). Dead Sea A view from the Israeli side looking across to Jordan Coord … Wikipedia
Superantigen — [ thumb|Figure 1. Schematic of Superantigen stimulation compared to normal antigen presentation and activation [2] .] Superantigens (SAgs) are secreted proteins (exotoxins) that exhibit highly potent lymphocyte transforming (mitogenic) activity… … Wikipedia
scarlet fever — (scarlatina; skar let) A disease that results from infection with a strain of Streptococcus pyogenes that carries a lysogenic phage with the gene for erythrogenic (rash inducing) toxin. The toxin causes shedding of the skin. This is a… … Dictionary of microbiology
