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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black measles

There were epidemics of typhoid and black measles.

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

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 Johanna Brandt

The thought of black measles frightened Mrs. Bear.

From The Tale of Cuffy Bear by Arthur Scott Bailey

In New Orleans, with yellow fever, or black measles, or smallpox, or something," Mrs. Hamilton replied, "but mercy's sake! can't you choose a better subject to talk about?

From Homestead on the Hillside by Mary Jane Holmes

At this stage of the disease the eruption greatly suggests an intense rubeolous exanthem, and has been, as a result, repeatedly mistaken for the so-called black measles.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various