exanthem

American  

[eg-zan-thuhm, ig-, ek-san-] / ɛgˈzæn θəm, ɪg-, ɛkˈsæn- /

noun

Pathology.

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

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Other Word Forms

• exanthematic adjective
• exanthematous adjective

Etymology

Origin of exanthem

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

In exceptional instances the intensity of the poison is such that the system fails to rally before the violence of the onset, and a fatal result ensues before the characteristic exanthem appears upon the skin.

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Uncomplicated measles too, generally runs its course with a marked leukopenia, specially distinct during the breaking out and at the height of the exanthem.

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The dermal manifestations, such as urticaria and eruptions resembling the exanthem of scarlatina, are too well known to need mention here.

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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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In the greatest number of cases in my own experience the exanthem is composed of ill-defined, roundish, punctate macules, without special grouping.

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