exanthema Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
exanthem; skin eruption.
WordNet
Ex`an*the"ma noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr., fr. to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; , , out + to bloom, flower: cf. F.Wordforms
Definitions
(Med.) 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.