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exanthema

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

First recorded in 1650–60
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British Dictionary definitions for exanthema

exanthema

exanthem (ɛkˈsænθəm)

noun plural -themata (-ˈθiːmətə), -themas or -thems
  1. a skin eruption or rash occurring as a symptom in a disease such as measles or scarlet fever
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Derived Formsexanthematous (ˌɛksænˈθɛmətəs) or exanthematic (ɛkˌsænθɪˈmætɪk), adjective

Word Origin

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

exanthema

(ĕg′zăn-thē′mə)
n.
  1. A skin eruption occurring as a symptom of an acute viral or coccal disease.
  2. A disease, such as measles or scarlet fever, accompanied by a skin eruption.
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Related formsex•an′the•mat′ic (ĭg-zăn′-thə-măt′ĭk) null adj.
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