exanthema

American  

[eg-zan-thee-muh, ek-san-] / ˌɛg zænˈθi mə, ˌɛk sæn- /

noun

exanthemata, plural exanthemas plural

1. exanthem.

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exanthema British  

/ ɛkˈsænθəm, ˌɛksænˈθɛmətəs, ɛkˌsænθɪˈmætɪk, ˌɛksænˈθiːmə /

noun

1. a skin eruption or rash occurring as a symptom in a disease such as measles or scarlet fever

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• exanthematous
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• exanthemata
  plural
• exanthemas
  plural

Etymology

Origin of exanthema

First recorded in 1650–60