exanthema

[ eg-zan-thee-muh, ek-san- ]

/ ˌɛg zænˈθi mə, ˌɛk sæn- /

noun, plural ex·an·the·ma·ta [eg-zan-them-uh-tuh, -thee-muh-] /ˌɛg zænˈθɛm ə tə, -ˈθi mə-/, ex·an·the·mas.

Nearby words

examinership, examplar, example, exanimate, exanthem, exanthema, exanthema subitum, exaptation, exarate, exarch, exarchate

Origin of exanthema

First recorded in 1650–60

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British Dictionary definitions for exanthema

exanthema

exanthem (ɛkˈsænθəm)

/ (ˌɛksænˈθiːmə) /

noun plural -themata (-ˈθiːmətə), -themas or -thems

a skin eruption or rash occurring as a symptom in a disease such as measles or scarlet fever

Derived Forms

exanthematous (ˌɛksænˈθɛmətəs) or exanthematic (ɛkˌsænθɪˈmætɪk), adjective

Word Origin for exanthema

C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from exanthein to burst forth, from anthein to blossom, from anthos flower

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Medicine definitions for exanthema

exanthema

[ ĕg′zăn-thē′mə ]

n.

A skin eruption occurring as a symptom of an acute viral or coccal disease.

A disease, such as measles or scarlet fever, accompanied by a skin eruption.

Related forms

ex•an′the•mat′ic (ĭg-zăn′-thə-măt′ĭk) null adj.