exanthem
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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; see antho-) + -ma noun suffix
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When the variolous exanthem first appears the practitioner should secure as soon as practicable a history of the invasion stage if this has not been subject to his personal observation.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The prodromic stage of authors is, then, to be looked upon as the "period of the mucous membrane exanthem."
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
This occurrence is interpreted by some writers as an evidence of the implication of the mucous membranes in the specific exanthem of the disease.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Manifestly, the exanthem is exudative in type, the serum in circumscribed areas lifting the superficial layer of the epidermis from the deeper parts of the derm.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Evanescent rashes, which have nothing in common with the specific exanthem, are sometimes observed at this period.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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