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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.
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Origin of exanthema

First recorded in 1650–60
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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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