exanthema

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

/ ˌɛg zænˈθi mə, ˌɛk sæn- /

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noun, plural ex·an·the·ma·ta

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

exanthem.

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Origin of exanthema

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby exanthema

example, exanimate, ex animo, ex ante, exanthem, exanthema, exaptation, exarate, exarch, exarchate, exasperate

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How to use exanthema in a sentence

This contagious disease is called coital exanthema or vesicular exanthema, and is more or less prevalent on the Continent.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture

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 of exanthema

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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