exanthem

(eks ant̸həm)

noun

  1. a skin eruption or rash occurring in certain infectious diseases, as measles
  2. an infectious disease characterized by such eruptions

Origin: < LL exanthema < Gr exanthēma, efflorescence, eruption < exanthein, to bloom < ex-, out + anthein, to flower < anthos: see antho-

Also exanthema

noun pl. exanthemas or exanthemata

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