ROSEOLA

rash, roseola, efflorescence, skin rash

(noun) any red eruption of the skin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

roseola (countable and uncountable, plural roseolas or roseolae)

(pathology) A rosy rash occurring in measles, typhoid fever, syphilis and some other diseases.

(disease) The common name for roseola infantum.

(disease) German measles.

Anagrams

• aerosol

Source: Wiktionary


Ro*se"o*la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. rosa a rose.] (med.)

Definition: A rose-colored efflorescence upon the skin, occurring in circumscribed patches of little or no elevation and often alternately fading and reviving; also, an acute specific disease which is characterized by an eruption of this character; -- called also rose rash.

– Ro*se"o*lous, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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