anthema

[ an-thee-muh, an-thuh- ]

noun,plural an·the·ma·ta [an-thee-muh-tuh, -them-uh-tuh], /ænˈθi mə tə, -ˈθɛm ə tə/, an·the·mas.Pathology.
  1. an eruption of the skin.

Origin of anthema

1
<Greek ánthēma efflorescence, equivalent to ánthē, verbid stem of antheîn to bloom (see antho-) + -ma noun suffix of result

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