EXANTHEMA

exanthem, exanthema, skin eruption

(noun) eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

exanthema (plural exanthemas or exanthemata)

Alternative form of exanthem

Source: Wiktionary


Ex`an*the"ma, n.; pl. Exanthemata. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.exanthème.] (Med.)

Definition: An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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