Each week, Verywell explains a health term from medicine, science, or technology.ErythemaHow to say it:Erythema(airy-thee-ma)What it means: It’s a medical term to describe an area of redness, usually on the skin (like a rash or sunburn).Where it comes from: A lot of medical terms come from either Greek or Latin.Erythemacomes from the Greek worderythros,which means “red.“Hans/PixabayWhere you might see or hear it: If you look at the paperwork that comes with your COVID-19 vaccine, it might say that aside effectcould beerythemaorrednesson the part of your arm where you got the shot.When you might want to use it: If you aren’t sure whether you need to make an in-person appointment with your doctor, using the term to describe an area of redness on your skin that you think might be arashcan help them assess you—especially if they aren’t able to see it or get a sense of what it looks like from a photo or video.12 Causes of Skin Redness and Burning
Each week, Verywell explains a health term from medicine, science, or technology.
Erythema
How to say it:Erythema(airy-thee-ma)
What it means: It’s a medical term to describe an area of redness, usually on the skin (like a rash or sunburn).
Where it comes from: A lot of medical terms come from either Greek or Latin.Erythemacomes from the Greek worderythros,which means “red.”
Hans/Pixabay
Where you might see or hear it: If you look at the paperwork that comes with your COVID-19 vaccine, it might say that aside effectcould beerythemaorrednesson the part of your arm where you got the shot.
When you might want to use it: If you aren’t sure whether you need to make an in-person appointment with your doctor, using the term to describe an area of redness on your skin that you think might be arashcan help them assess you—especially if they aren’t able to see it or get a sense of what it looks like from a photo or video.
12 Causes of Skin Redness and Burning
SourcesVerywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.Erythema. In: Venes DD, ed.Taber’s Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021.
Sources
Verywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.Erythema. In: Venes DD, ed.Taber’s Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021.
Verywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read oureditorial processto learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.
Erythema. In: Venes DD, ed.Taber’s Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021.
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