exanthem
noun
ex·an·them eg-ˈzan(t)-thəm 
ˈek-ˌsan-ˌthem
ˈek-ˌsan-ˌthem variants or less commonly exanthema
ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthē-mə
plural exanthems also exanthemata ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthe-mə-tə or exanthemas
or exanthemas : an eruptive disease (such as measles) or its symptomatic eruption
exanthematous
ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthe-mə-təs
adjective or exanthematic
ˌeg-ˌzan-thə-ˈma-tik
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin exanthema, from Greek exanthēma, from exanthein to bloom, break out, from ex- + anthos flower — more at anthology
First Known Use
1656, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
exanthem
noun
ex·an·them eg-ˈzan(t)-thəm ˈek-ˌsan-ˌthem
ˈek-ˌsan-ˌthem variants or exanthema
ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthē-mə
plural exanthems also exanthemata ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthem-ət-ə or exanthemas
or exanthemas : an eruptive disease (as measles) or its symptomatic eruption
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