See Also: erythema multiforme bullosum(medicine)
erythema bullosum(medicine)
Erythema multiforme(medicine)
Erythema multiforme(health)
erythema multiforme major(medicine)
erythema multiforme exudativum(medicine)
flannel(2)(dictionary)
flannel(1)(dictionary)
water flannel(medicine)
flannel 2, verb(dictionary)

flannel(1) (iou) and erythema multiforme bullosum (medicine)


flannel(1) (iou)



flannel noun & adjective. . ME.
[Prob. from Welsh gwlanen woollen article, from gwlan wool.]
A. noun.
Any of various loose-textured soft woollen or man-made fabrics of plain or twilled weave and slightly napped on one side. ME.
b. A Welshman. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
In pl. Underwear or Other garments, esp. trousers, made of flannel. E17.
H. Fast He was..dressed in gray flannels and a blue blazer.
A small piece of (usu. cotton towelling) fabric for washing the face, hands, etc. E19.
Nonsense; flattery; bragging. slang. E20.
Comb.: flannelboard = flannelgraph; flannel-cake a kind of thin wheat griddle-cake; flannel flower an Australian umbelliferous plant, Actinotus helianthi, the involucre of which resembles a snipped piece of white flannel; flannel-mouth US slang a flatterer, a braggart.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Made of flannel. L16.
J. D. Salinger There was this very Joe Yale-looking guy, in a grey flannel suit.
flanne'lette noun a napped cotton fabric imitating the texture of flannel L19.
flannelgraph noun a sheet of flannel to which paper or cloth cut-outs will adhere, used esp. as a teaching aid M20.
flannelled adjective wrapped in flannel; wearing flannel trousers: L18.
flannelly adjective resembling flannel M19.

erythema multiforme bullosum (medicine)


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Stevens-Johnson syndrome
<syndrome> This is a severe form of allergic reaction that most often results from a medication (for example penicillins). The rash can be generalised and even appear on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Stevens-Johnson syndrome is considered to be a variant of erythema multiforme that results in the formation of bullous (blebs) lesions on the soles of the feet, palms and inside the mouth. Stevens-Johnson syndrome may also occur in association with some viral infections and Mycoplasma infections.