exanthem
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of exanthem
1650–60; < Late Latin exanthēma < Greek exánthēma skin eruption, breaking forth, literally, a bursting into flower, equivalent to ex- ex- 3 + anthē- (verbid stem of antheîn to blossom; see antho-) + -ma noun suffix
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In the greatest number of cases in my own experience the exanthem is composed of ill-defined, roundish, punctate macules, without special grouping.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
On the other hand, some maladies occurring in connection with this exanthem do not change its symptoms, but themselves undergo modification.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
This occurrence is interpreted by some writers as an evidence of the implication of the mucous membranes in the specific exanthem of the disease.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The exanthem was of a hemorrhagic character, and the intervening skin was red and the face swollen.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Uncomplicated measles too, generally runs its course with a marked leukopenia, specially distinct during the breaking out and at the height of the exanthem.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.
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