morbilliformadj.
/mɔːˈbɪlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /mɔrˈbɪləˌfɔrm/ Pathology.
Of a rash: resembling that of measles.
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rubeoloid1820
rubeoliform1837
morbilliform1879
rubelliform1896
morbillary1900
1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 204 Morbilliform eruption.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 935 In the morbilliform variety [of antitoxin rashes] the face may be affected.
1964 M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) xv. 256 The (rat-) bite heals normally, but after an incubation period of 3 days or more the temperature rises and a widespread morbilliform or petechial rash appears.
1988 J. C. Bell et al. Zoonoses 177 A red, morbilliform rash develops within 3–5 days of onset of fever.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1879