exanthema

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

noun

plural

exanthemata, exanthemas 

1. exanthem.

exanthema

/ ɛkˈsænθəm, ˌɛksænˈθɛmətəs, ɛkˌsænθɪˈmætɪk, ˌɛksænˈθiːmə /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• exanthematous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exanthema¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Word History and Origins

Origin of exanthema¹

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

Example Sentences

The eruptions of this and other exanthemata, and of the different cutaneous diseases, will be best considered in the special articles treating them of in this work.

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Even the exanthemata may cause degenerations in the arteries, but, as has been shown, such lesions probably heal completely with no resulting damage to the vessel.

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In certain conditions, particularly in acute exanthemata, and in the various forms of the hæmorrhagic diathesis, the clotting time is distinctly increased, or indeed clotting may remain in abeyance.

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In children there is a great tendency for acute inflammatory conditions of the middle ear to arise in connection with the exanthemata and in association with adenoids.

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Several times we observed a faint icteric coloring and in some cases the appearance on neck and breast of an exanthema resembling measles.

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