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exanthema

American

[eg-zan-thee-muh, ek-san-] / ˌɛg zænˈθi mə, ˌɛk sæn- /

noun

plural

exanthemata, exanthemas

exanthem.

exanthema British

/ ɛkˈsænθəm, ˌɛksænˈθɛmətəs, ɛkˌsænθɪˈmætɪk, ˌɛksænˈθiːmə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

exanthematous adjective

Etymology

Origin of exanthema

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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Dogma makes dogmas or dogmata; exanthema, exanthemas or exanthemata; miasm or miasma, miasms or miasmata; stigma, stigmas or stigmata.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

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

From Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated by Brendecke, Fr. (Friedrich)

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