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exanthema
ex·an·the·ma
[
èg zan thmə
]
(
plural
ex·an·the·ma·ta
[
èg zan thmətə
]
or
ex·an·the·mas
)
or
ex·an·them
[
eg zánthəm
]
(
plural
ex·an·thems
)
noun
Definition:
1.
skin rash:
a skin rash appearing as a sign of some infectious diseases such as measles
2.
disease with rash:
a disease characterized by the appearance of a skin rash, e.g. measles or scarlet fever
[
Mid-17th century. Via late Latin< Greek
exanthēma
"eruption" <
anthein
"to blossom" <
anthos
"flower"
]
ex·an·the·mat·ic
[
eg zànthə máttik
]
adjective
ex·an·them·a·tous
[
èg zan thémmətəss
]
adjective
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ex·an·the·mat·ic [ eg zànthə máttik ] adjectiveex·an·them·a·tous [ èg zan thémmətəss ] adjective
