roseolousadj.
/rə(ʊ)ˈziːələs/, /ˌrəʊzɪˈəʊləs/, U.S. /ˌroʊziˈoʊləs/, /roʊˈziələs/ Medicine. Now rare.
= roseolar adj.
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roseolar1828
roseoliform1899
1814 Medico-chirurg. Trans. 5 230 They are also frequently found with an extensive nettle-rash, with the roseolous and erythematous rashes, accompanying fevers, [etc.].
1879 F. J. Bumstead & R. W. Taylor Pathol. & Treatm. Venereal Dis. (rev. ed.) iii. xxvi. 747 In some cases,..punctæ of a deeper color are seen on the surface of the roseolous patches.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 564 Roseolous and other eruptions.
1925 Lancet 20 May 1139/1 In several of my cases a roseolous rash, similar to an ‘ether rash’, has appeared very shortly after induction.
1995 L. M. Tierney et al. Current Med. Diagnosis & Treatm. (ed. 34) xxx. 1155/1 Type 16 [echovirus] causes Boston exanthem, characterized by sudden onset of fever, nausea, and sore throat and a roseolous rash over the face and trunk.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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