black measles

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. a severe form of measles characterized by dark, hemorrhagic eruptions.

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black measles British  

plural noun

1. (often functioning as singular) a severe form of measles characterized by dark eruptions caused by bleeding under the skin

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Example Sentences

After that he had gone on his way to mend trouble on the atoll of Tasman, where a plague of black measles had broken out and been ascribed to Grief's plantation by the devil-devil doctors.

From A Son Of The Sun by London, Jack

It was called "black measles," and was certainly a most malignant type of the disease.

From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson

There were epidemics of typhoid and black measles.

From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by March, Francis Andrew

There was an epidemic of "black measles" going through the town at the time in the overcrowded quarters of the "Boer refugees," as they were called.

From The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service by Brandt, Johanna

These forms are popularly known as black fevers, that is, black measles, black scarlet fever, etc.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin