"St. Anthony's fire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: St Anthony's fire [alternative], Saint Anthony's fire [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=St. Anthony's fire}} St. Anthony's fire (uncountable)
  1. Any of several inflammatory conditions of the skin
    Ergotism, a disease characterised by gangrene and a burning sensation in the hands and feet.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-St._Anthony's_fire-en-noun-uPPpoI23 Categories (other): Bacterial diseases, Fungal diseases Disambiguation of Bacterial diseases: 34 28 39 Disambiguation of Fungal diseases: 34 28 38
  2. Any of several inflammatory conditions of the skin
    Erysipelas, a streptococcal skin disease.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-St._Anthony's_fire-en-noun-caxH7~iv Categories (other): Bacterial diseases, Fungal diseases Disambiguation of Bacterial diseases: 34 28 39 Disambiguation of Fungal diseases: 34 28 38
  3. Any of several inflammatory conditions of the skin
    Herpes zoster.
    Tags: uncountable Translations (Translations): antueld [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Antonii eld (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-St._Anthony's_fire-en-noun-YQUegvZK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Bacterial diseases, Fungal diseases, Viral diseases Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 34 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 24 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 13 15 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 22 61 Disambiguation of Bacterial diseases: 34 28 39 Disambiguation of Fungal diseases: 34 28 38 Disambiguation of Viral diseases: 11 9 79 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 13 17 71

Alternative forms

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