exanthem

[ eg-zan-thuhm, ig-, ek-san- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an eruptive disease, especially one attended with fever, as smallpox or measles.

Other Words From

• ex·an·the·mat·ic [eg-zan-th, uh, -, mat, -ik, ek-san-], ex·an·them·a·tous [eg-zan-, them, -, uh, -t, uh, s, ek-san-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exanthem¹

1650–60; < Late Latin exanthēma < Greek exánthēma skin eruption, breaking forth, literally, a bursting into flower, equivalent to ex- ex- ³ + anthē- (verbid stem of antheîn to blossom; antho- ) + -ma noun suffix

Example Sentences

The eruption seldom failed to give relief; but there were also cases of an universal fiery exanthem which proved fatal.

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Upon its subsidence the exanthem of the disease as a rule promptly appears.

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Evanescent rashes, which have nothing in common with the specific exanthem, are sometimes observed at this period.

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The exanthem was of a hemorrhagic character, and the intervening skin was red and the face swollen.

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According to Thomas, the disease at times immediately follows the exanthem, and reaches a fatal issue in a few days or weeks.

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