noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A rosy rash occurring in measles, typhoid fever, syphilis and some other diseases. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   any red eruption of the skin wordnet
3. 3
   The common name for roseola infantum. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   German measles. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

efflorescencerashrashroseola infantumskin rash

Etymology

From New Latin roseola, from diminutive of Latin rosa (“a rose”).

Related phrases

epidemic roseolagerman measlesroseola infantumtyphoid fever

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