erratic, glacier-transported rock fragment that differs from the local bedrock. Erratics may be embedded in till or occur on the ground surface and may range in size from pebbles to huge boulders weighing thousands of tons. The distance of transportation may range from less than 1 km (0.6 mile) to

Abscam: …1978, when Weinberg met with Angelo Errichetti, the mayor of Camden, New Jersey. Errichetti, who was also a state senator, wielded enormous influence in state politics and offered to guarantee approval of a casino gaming license for Abdul Enterprises in exchange for $400,000. Moreover, Errichetti provided a list of other…

Donegal: …2,467 feet (752 metres) at Errigal. Evidence of extensive glaciation exists. The climate is temperate, with warm summers and mild, moist winters.

Francis Hay, 9th earl of Erroll was a Scottish nobleman, a leader of the militant Roman Catholic party in Scotland. Erroll was converted to Roman Catholicism at an early age and succeeded to the earldom in 1585. Between 1588 and 1597 he and his associates were involved in a series of treasonable

Francis Hay, 9th earl of Erroll was a Scottish nobleman, a leader of the militant Roman Catholic party in Scotland. Erroll was converted to Roman Catholicism at an early age and succeeded to the earldom in 1585. Between 1588 and 1597 he and his associates were involved in a series of treasonable

Erromango, volcanic island of Vanuatu, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The island, with an area of 376 square miles (975 square km), rises in the interior to 2,907 feet (886 metres) at Santop. It had a sandalwood trade beginning in 1825; overexploitation caused almost total depletion of the

writ: …to furnish certain records (error) or perform a certain act (mandamus).

baseball: Getting on base: …reach base is through an error. An error occurs when a mistake by the fielder allows the batter to reach base on a play that would normally result in an out. The judgment of whether a play is a hit or an error is made by the official scorer. The…

error, in applied mathematics and science, the difference between a true value and an estimate ( approximation) or a measurement of that value. In statistics, a common example is the difference between the mean of an entire population and the mean of a sample drawn from that population. In

Indian philosophy: The old school: …true is either doubt or error. In its theory of error, these philosophers maintained an uncompromising realism by holding that the object of error is still real but is only not here and now. True knowledge (prama) apprehends its object as it is; false knowledge apprehends the object as what…

computer science: Networking and communication: …or space to store, and error control, which involves transmission error detection and automatic resending of messages to correct such errors. (For some of the technical details of error detection and correction, see information theory.)

information theory: Error-correcting and error-detecting codes: Shannon’s work in the area of discrete, noisy communication pointed out the possibility of constructing error-correcting codes. Error-correcting codes add extra bits to help correct errors and thus operate in the opposite direction from compression. Error-detecting codes, on the other hand,…

automation: Machine programming: …with decision-making capability, including (1) error detection and recovery, (2) safety monitoring, (3) interaction with humans, and (4) process optimization.

servomechanism: …device, a command device, an error detector, an error-signal amplifier, and a device to perform any necessary error corrections (the servomotor). In the controlled device, that which is being regulated is usually position. This device must, therefore, have some means of generating a signal (such as a voltage), called the…

statistics: Analysis of variance and goodness of fit: …commonly referred to as the error sum of squares. A key result in the analysis of variance is that SSR + SSE = SST.

public opinion: Size and precision: …statistical reliability (also known as margin of error or tolerance limit) is the same for a smaller country such as Trinidad and Tobago (with a population less than 1.4 million) as it is for China (the most populous country in the world)—so long as the quantity and locations of sampling…

telecommunication: Channel encoding: …against channel errors is called error-control coding. Error-control codes are used in a variety of applications, including satellite communication, deep-space communication, mobile radio communication, and computer networking.

learning theory: Inhibition: …this view, called it an error-factor theory.

servomechanism: …device, an error detector, an error-signal amplifier, and a device to perform any necessary error corrections (the servomotor). In the controlled device, that which is being regulated is usually position. This device must, therefore, have some means of generating a signal (such as a voltage), called the feedback signal, that…

Western philosophy: Averroists: …such as Errores philosophorum (1270; The Errors of the Philosophers) by Giles of Rome (c. 1243–1316). In 1277 the bishop of Paris condemned 219 propositions based on the new trend toward rationalism and naturalism. These included even some of Aquinas’s Aristotelian doctrines. In the same year, the archbishop of Canterbury…

José Revueltas: The novel Los errores (1964) is a denunciation of the party’s purges. He was arrested for his role in the student disturbances of 1968 and was briefly imprisoned at the penitentiary at Lecumberri.

international payment and exchange: Assessing the balance: …to square the account “errors and omissions.” If the average value of this figure over a substantial period, such as 10 years—an even longer period may have to be taken if a country is in persistent surplus or deficit—has a positive or negative value of substantial amount, then it…

Western philosophy: Averroists: …such as Errores philosophorum (1270; The Errors of the Philosophers) by Giles of Rome (c. 1243–1316). In 1277 the bishop of Paris condemned 219 propositions based on the new trend toward rationalism and naturalism. These included even some of Aquinas’s Aristotelian doctrines. In the same year, the archbishop of Canterbury…

Ersari carpet: …of floor coverings handmade by Ersari Turkmen of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Contrary to the custom of the other Turkmen, the Ersaris have no proper gul, or specific tribal motif; consequently, their carpets may have lattices of stepped diamonds, grids of rectangular panels rather like a garden carpet, diagonal rows of…

Ersari carpet, any of a colourful variety of floor coverings handmade by Ersari Turkmen of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Contrary to the custom of the other Turkmen, the Ersaris have no proper gul, or specific tribal motif; consequently, their carpets may have lattices of stepped diamonds, grids of

Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste: Founded by a German bibliographer, Johann Samuel Ersch, who began work on it in 1813, the Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste is noteworthy for containing the longest known encyclopaedia article—the article about Greece, covering 3,668 pages in volumes 80–87. The signed articles of the work were written by leading…

Irish language, a member of the Goidelic group of Celtic languages, spoken in Ireland. As one of the national languages of the Republic of Ireland, Irish is taught in the public schools and is required for certain civil-service posts. Grammatically, Irish still has a case system, like Latin or

Bangladesh: Bangladesh since independence: Hussein Mohammad Ershad and a National Security Council. On March 24, 1982, Ershad ejected Sattar and took over as chief martial-law administrator. In December 1983 he assumed the office of president. To validate his authority he called elections for a National Assembly, and he formed…

China: The empire: Ershidi, the second emperor, reigned only four years. Rebellion broke out in the Yangtze River area when a small group of conscripts led by a farmer killed their escort officers and claimed sovereignty for the former state of Chu. The uprising spread rapidly as old…

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine was a British Whig lawyer who made important contributions to the protection of personal liberties. His defense of various politicians and reformers on charges of treason and related offenses acted to check repressive measures taken by the British government in the

John Erskine was a U.S. educator, musician, and novelist noted for energetic, skilled work in several different fields. Erskine received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1903 and taught there from 1909 to 1937, earning a reputation as a learned, witty teacher and lecturer specializing in

John Erskine, 2nd earl of Mar was a Scottish politician and friend of King James VI; he helped James govern Scotland both before and after James ascended the English throne (as James I) in 1603. Erskine inherited the earldom of Mar in 1572 upon the death of his father, John, 1st (and 18th) Earl of

John Erskine, 6th earl of Mar was a Scottish noble who led the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, an unsuccessful attempt to gain the British crown for James Edward, the Old Pretender, son of the deposed Stuart monarch James II. Because Mar shifted his political allegiances frequently, he earned the

John Erskine, 1st earl of Mar was a Scottish lord who played a major role in deposing Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (reigned 1542–67), and gaining the crown for her infant son James VI (later James I of England); Mar was regent for James in 1571–72. Erskine’s father, John, 5th Lord Erskine (d. 1555),

John Erskine was a Scottish lord of Dun and Calvinist Reformer. Erskine came of a wealthy and powerful family. His grandfather, father, and two other near relatives were killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He studied at King’s College, Aberdeen, and traveled for a number of years in Europe.

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine was a British Whig lawyer who made important contributions to the protection of personal liberties. His defense of various politicians and reformers on charges of treason and related offenses acted to check repressive measures taken by the British government in the

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine was a British Whig lawyer who made important contributions to the protection of personal liberties. His defense of various politicians and reformers on charges of treason and related offenses acted to check repressive measures taken by the British government in the

Edmund Husserl: Phenomenology and the renewal of spiritual life.: …forth in his lectures on Erste Philosophie (1923–24; “First Philosophy”) the thesis that Phenomenology, with its method of reduction, is the way to the absolute vindication of life—i.e., to the realization of the ethical autonomy of man. Upon this basis, he continued his clarification of the relation between a psychological…

Friedrich von Logau: The first collection of epigrams, Erstes Hundert Teutscher Reimensprüche (1638; “First Hundred German Proverbs in Rhyme”), was enlarged and polished, appearing in 1654 as Salomons von Golaw Deutscher Sinn-Getichte Drey Tausend, 3 vol. (“Salomon von Golaw’s Three Thousand German Epigrams”; reissued 1872 as Friedrichs von Logau sämmtliche Sinngedichte). Logau’s epigrams…

Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (ERTA), U.S. federal tax legislation that contained numerous provisions intended to help businesses and individuals. Businesses were aided by accelerated capital recovery through new depreciation rules, special tax treatment for acquirers of troubled thrift

Erté was a fashion illustrator of the 1920s and creator of visual spectacle for French music-hall revues. His designs included dresses and accessories for women; costumes and sets for opera, ballet, and dramatic productions; and posters and prints. (His byname was derived from the French

Ertebølle industry, tool industry of the coastal regions of northern Europe, dating from about 9000 to 3500 bc. The Ertebølle industry, named after Ertebølle, Den., where it was first recognized, is classed as a Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) industry because its people used chipped, rather than

Hebrew literature: Beginnings of the Haskala movement: …Rubianus and the essays of Isaac Erter were classics of the genre. One poet, Meir Letteris, and one dramatist, Naḥman Isaac Fischman, wrote biblical plays.

Irtysh River, major river of west-central and western Asia. With a length of 2,640 miles (4,248 km), it is one of the continent’s longest rivers. The Irtysh and the Ob River, of which the Irtysh is the principal tributary, together constitute the world’s seventh longest river system. The Irtysh

Irtysh River, major river of west-central and western Asia. With a length of 2,640 miles (4,248 km), it is one of the continent’s longest rivers. The Irtysh and the Ob River, of which the Irtysh is the principal tributary, together constitute the world’s seventh longest river system. The Irtysh

Irtysh River, major river of west-central and western Asia. With a length of 2,640 miles (4,248 km), it is one of the continent’s longest rivers. The Irtysh and the Ob River, of which the Irtysh is the principal tributary, together constitute the world’s seventh longest river system. The Irtysh

Gerhard Ertl is a German chemist, who received the 2007 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his pioneering work in the discipline of surface chemistry. Ertl studied at the Technical University of Stuttgart (now Stuttgart University; M.A., 1961), the University of Paris, and the Technical University of

Eritrea, country of the Horn of Africa, located on the Red Sea. Eritrea’s coastal location has long been important in its history and culture—a fact reflected in its name, which is an Italianized version of Mare Erythraeum, Latin for “Red Sea.” The Red Sea was the route by which Christianity and

Landsat, any of a series of unmanned U.S. scientific satellites. The first three Landsat satellites were launched in 1972, 1975, and 1978. These satellites were primarily designed to collect information about the Earth’s natural resources, including the location of mineral deposits and the

Tunisia: Media and publishing: …viewpoints appeared, and the state-run Etablissement de la Radiodiffusion Télévision Tunisienne (ERTT) began to include open political debate in its television and radio programming.

Osman I: His father, Ertugrul, had established a principality centred at Sögüt. With Sögüt as their base, Osman and the Muslim frontier warriors (Ghazis) under his command waged a slow and stubborn conflict against the Byzantines, who sought to defend their territories in the hinterland of the Asiatic shore…

arugula, (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa), annual herb of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), grown for its pungent edible leaves. Native to the Mediterranean, arugula is a common salad vegetable in many parts of southern Europe and has grown in popularity around the world for its peppery, nutty

insect: Types of larvae: …are classified in five forms: eruciform (caterpillar-like), scarabaeiform (grublike), campodeiform (elongated, flattened, and active), elateriform (wireworm-like), and vermiform (maggot-like). The three types of pupae are: obtect, with appendages more or less glued to the body; exarate, with the appendages free and not

human digestive system: Intestinal gas: …is either regurgitated (as in belching) or absorbed in the stomach. Anxiety or eating quickly induces frequent swallowing of air with consequent belching or increased rectal flatus. Although some of the carbon dioxide in the small intestine is due to the interaction of hydrogen ions of gastric acid with bicarbonate,…

José de Cadalso y Vázquez: His prose satire Los eruditos a la violeta (1772; “Wise Men Without Learning”), directed against the pseudo-learned, was his most popular work.

infancy: …six months old, and the appearance of teeth allows them to switch from soft foods to coarser ones by the end of the first year. The first tooth usually erupts at about six months. By the end of the first year, six teeth usually have erupted—four upper incisors and two…

volcanic eruption, an eruption of molten rock, hot rock fragments, and hot gases through a volcano, which is a vent in a planet’s or satellite’s crust. Volcanic eruptions can cause disastrous loss of life and property. They range from relatively gentle eruptions, as typically seen in Hawaiian

star: Explosive variables: The evolution of a member of a close double-star system can be markedly affected by the presence of its companion. As the stars age, the more massive one swells up more quickly as it moves away from the main sequence. It becomes so…

retrovirus: So-called endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are persistent features of the genomes of many animals. ERVs consist of the genetic material of extinct, or “fossil,” viruses, the genomic constitution of which is similar to that of extant retroviruses. Human ERVs (HERVs) have become distributed within human DNA over…

Zoroastrianism: Priesthood: …of the word, herbad or ervad, designates a priest of the lower degree, who in the more important ceremonies only acts as the assistant priest. Above him is the mobed. Ranked above all of these functionaries is the dastūr, a kind of bishop, who directs and administers one or more…

Ovid Densușianu was a folklorist, philologist, and poet who introduced trends of European modernism into Romanian literature. Educated at Iași and later in Berlin and Paris, Densușianu was appointed professor of Romance languages at the University of Bucharest. Strongly influenced by western

anarchism: Contemporary anarchism: …writings of former Black Panther Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin in the late 1970s, was a major influence in the United States and in many other parts of the world.

Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. was a U.S. senator best known as chairman of the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, which investigated the Watergate scandal during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The son of a lawyer, Ervin graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1917 and

Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. was a U.S. senator best known as chairman of the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, which investigated the Watergate scandal during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The son of a lawyer, Ervin graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1917 and

Saint John Ervine was a British playwright, novelist, and critic, one of the first to write dramas in the style of local realism fostered by the Irish literary renaissance. Ervine’s best-known plays are Mixed Marriage (first performed 1911) and the domestic tragedies Jane Clegg (1913) and John

Saint John Ervine was a British playwright, novelist, and critic, one of the first to write dramas in the style of local realism fostered by the Irish literary renaissance. Ervine’s best-known plays are Mixed Marriage (first performed 1911) and the domestic tragedies Jane Clegg (1913) and John

Julius Erving is an American collegiate and professional basketball player who was one of the most colourful and exciting figures in the game during the 1970s and ’80s. At 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 metres), Erving played forward and was noted for his fast breaks, balletic leaps toward the basket, and

Julius Erving is an American collegiate and professional basketball player who was one of the most colourful and exciting figures in the game during the 1970s and ’80s. At 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 metres), Erving played forward and was noted for his fast breaks, balletic leaps toward the basket, and

steel: Welded tubes: …widely used welding system, the electric-resistance welding (ERW) line, starts with a descaled hot-rolled strip that is first slit into coils of a specific width to fit a desired tube diameter. In the entry section is an uncoiler, a welder that joins the ends of coils for continuous operation, and…

opera: Later opera in Germany and Austria: …Erwartung (1909, first performed 1924; Expectation, single-character libretto by Marie Pappenheim) and the one-act “drama with music” Die glückliche Hand (1924; “The Hand of Fate,” his own libretto)—are atonal, thickly Romantic, even Expressionistic (intentionally distorted, so as to express intense and often exaggerated or disquieting emotions). These early works occasionally…

the Chicks: ), Emily Robison (née Erwin; b. August 16, 1972, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.), and Natalie Maines (b. October 14, 1974, Lubbock, Texas, U.S.). Early members of the group included guitarist Robin Lynn Macy, who left in 1992, and vocalist Laura Lynch, who was replaced by Maines in…

the Chicks: The group’s principal members include Martie Maguire (née Erwin; b. October 12, 1969, York, Pennsylvania, U.S.), Emily Robison (née Erwin; b. August 16, 1972, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.), and Natalie Maines (b. October 14, 1974, Lubbock, Texas, U.S.). Early members of the group included guitarist Robin Lynn Macy, who left in…

fruit spot: …decays that are caused by Erwinia and some Pseudomonas species are watery to mushy and putrid and follow injuries. Other bacterial and fungal decays (except Pythium and Phytophthora) are generally firm and dry. Fruit-infecting organisms may attack other plant parts. Insects commonly transmit the infecting microorganisms and provide the entry…

fire blight: …disease, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, that can give infected plants a scorched appearance. Fire blight largely affects members of the rose family (Rosaceae). It has destroyed pear and apple orchards in much of North America, in parts of Europe, and in New Zealand and Japan. Many other economically…

Elliott Erwitt was a French-born American photographer and filmmaker known for his uncanny ability to capture the humour and irony of everyday life. Erwitt (whose family members had changed their surname when they arrived in the United States) was born to Russian émigrés living in Paris. The family

Elliott Erwitt was a French-born American photographer and filmmaker known for his uncanny ability to capture the humour and irony of everyday life. Erwitt (whose family members had changed their surname when they arrived in the United States) was born to Russian émigrés living in Paris. The family

Erya, an early Chinese lexicon that is considered a classic work of Chinese literature and is sometimes ranked with the Wujing (“Five Classics”) in importance and influence. The Erya, possibly assembled in the Qin (221–207 bce) or early Han (206 bce–220 ce) dynasty, is a compilation of words found

boa: …into two subfamilies, Boinae and Erycinae. Boinae includes the boa constrictor (Boa constrictor), tree boas (genus Corallus), and anacondas (genus Eunectes) of the American tropics; two other genera are found on Madagascar and islands of the southwestern Pacific. Members of Boinae range from 1 metre (3.3 feet) long in some…

Erykah Badu: Badu’s follow-up album, Erykah Badu Live, reached the top five on the Billboard pop charts and yielded the hit song “Tyrone.” The combined sales of the two albums exceeded three million copies, and both efforts were certified as platinum. That year she captured two NAACP Image Awards, four…

Helmand River, river in southwestern Afghanistan and eastern Iran, about 715 miles (1,150 km) long. Rising in the Bābā Range in east-central Afghanistan, it flows southwestward across more than half the length of Afghanistan before flowing northward for a short distance through Iranian territory

amphibian: Annotated classification: †Clade Eryopoidea (eryopoids) Upper Mississippian to Late Permian. Flattened skull, long preorbital and shortened postorbital regions; palatal openings moderate; and palate with bony connection to braincase. †Superfamily Dissorophoidea (dissorophoids) Middle Pennsylvanian to Lower Triassic. Vertebrae strongly

Eryops, genus of extinct primitive amphibians found as fossils in Permian rocks in North America (the Permian period occurred from 299 million to 251 million years ago). Eryops was a massive animal more than 2 m (6 feet) long. Its large skull had thick and uneven bones, with wrinkles. The eye

Celtic literature: The 18th century: the first revival: Chief among Owen’s successors was David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri), who, however, like other eisteddfodic bards of this period, soon departed from classical strictness.

Snowdonia National Park, national park in Gwynedd county and Conwy county borough, northern Wales, with an area of 838 square miles (2,171 square km). It is best known for its mountains, composed largely of volcanic rock and cut by valleys that show the influence of Ice Age glaciers. Snowdon

wallflower, (genus Erysimum), genus of about 180 species of plants belonging to the mustard family (Brassicaceae), so named for their habit of growing from chinks in walls. Wallflowers are found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, and some species are widely cultivated for their attractive

wallflower: The western wallflower (E. asperum) is a 90-cm- (35-inch-) tall perennial found on prairies, sand hills, and open woods in central to western North America. It produces fragrant yellow to orange flowers borne on long spikes. It is sometimes used in rock gardens.

wallflower: The Aegean wallflower (Erysiumu cheiri) is native to cliffsides and meadows of southern Europe and is naturalized in Great Britain. It is biennial to perennial, with erect 70-cm (28-inch) stalks bearing spikelike fragrant clusters of golden to brown flowers. Many ornamental cultivars have been derived from…

erysipelas, contagious infection of the skin and underlying tissue, caused by group A B-hemolytic streptococcus bacteria. Erysipelas causes affected areas of skin to turn bright red and become slightly swollen. The swollen blotches have a distinct border and slowly expand into the surrounding skin.

erysipelothrix infection: …blood poisoning in poultry, and erysipeloid in humans. While a pathogen of many different domestic species, E. rhusiopathiae is also a cause of disease in wildlife, including musk oxen and various species of wild birds.

erysipelothrix infection, any of several infectious diseases caused by the widespread bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which is found in water, soil, and decaying matter. Among the distinct diseases it causes are swine erysipelas (including diamond-skin disease), nonsuppurative arthritis in

erysipelothrix infection: …caused by the widespread bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which is found in water, soil, and decaying matter. Among the distinct diseases it causes are swine erysipelas (including diamond-skin disease), nonsuppurative arthritis in lambs and calves, post-dipping lameness in sheep, blood poisoning in poultry

erysipelothrix infection: …caused by the widespread bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which is found in water, soil, and decaying matter. Among the distinct diseases it causes are swine erysipelas (including diamond-skin disease), nonsuppurative arthritis in lambs and calves, post-dipping lameness in sheep, blood poisoning in poultry

fungus: Annotated classification: Order Erysiphales (powdery mildews) Parasitic on plants; ascospores or conidia germinate on leaves and stems; mycelium septate, branched; example genera include Erysiphe, Blumeria, and Uncinula. Order Helotiales Pathogenic on plants, saprotrophic, endophytic, mycorhizzal,

erythema, any abnormal redness of the skin. Erythema is caused by dilation and irritation of the superficial capillaries; the augmented flow of blood through them imparts a reddish hue to the skin. Erythema may arise from a great variety of causes and disease conditions. Blushing is a transient

erythema: …of the vitamin niacin; and erythema ab igne, due to nonburning exposure to radiant heat.

streptobacillary rat-bite fever, acute infection caused by the microorganism Streptobacillus moniliformis, transmitted to humans by rat bite or by the ingestion of food or water that has been contaminated with waste products of infected rodents. In the latter case, the illness may be referred to by

rheumatic fever: Symptoms: …most typical of which is erythema marginatum; Sydenham chorea, a nervous system manifestation marked by emotional instability and purposeless, involuntary movements of the arms and legs; abdominal pain; nosebleeds; weakness; and loss of appetite and body weight. Generally, the clinical symptoms, severity, and aftereffects of an attack of rheumatic fever…

conjunctivitis: …culminate in blindness occasionally accompanies erythema multiforme, an eruption on the skin and mucous membranes that sometimes occurs in association with a systemic infection or the use of certain medications.

erythema: Erythema nodosum is a hypersensitivity reaction most commonly associated with streptococcal infection, drugs (particularly oral contraceptives), and sarcoidosis (a systemic disease characterized by the formation of granulation, or scarlike, tissue). It is marked by the sudden onset of multiple, red, painful nodules in the deeper…

thalidomide: Modern therapeutic uses: …and nerve impairment caused by erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), a complication of leprosy. Thalidomide achieves this therapeutic effect by limiting the immune system’s powerful—and harmful—inflammatory response to leprosy bacilli within the body. Further testing revealed that thalidomide also has a significant anti-inflammatory effect in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and…