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

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 Holmes, Mary Jane

The thought of black measles frightened Mrs. Bear.

From The Tale of Cuffy Bear by Bailey, Arthur Scott

A large number of such cases have been designated and treated as black measles, the real nature of the malady having been mistaken.

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

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