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MAL DES ARDENS

\mˈal dˈɛs ˈɑːdənz], \mˈal dˈɛs ˈɑːdənz], \m_ˈa_l d_ˈɛ_s ˈɑː_d_ə_n_z]\

Definitions of MAL DES ARDENS

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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A name given to a species of pestilential erysipelas or Saint Anthony's fire, which reigned epidemically in France, in 1130.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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