morbilli

[ mawr-bil-ahy ]

/ mɔrˈbɪl aɪ /

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noun (used with a singular verb)Pathology.

measles (def. 1).

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Origin of morbilli

1685–95; <Medieval Latin, plural of morbillus pustule, equivalent to Latin morb(us) sickness + -illus diminutive suffix

Words nearby morbilli

morbid anatomy, morbidezza, morbidity, morbific, Morbihan, morbilli, morceau, morcha, mordacious, mordancy, mordant

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How to use morbilli in a sentence

Diseases universal and infectious—like morphoea, serpigo, lepra, variolae et morbilli.
Gilbertus Anglicus|Henry Ebenezer Handerson
Variolae et morbilli arise from moist matter confined in the body and turbid, like turbid blood.
Gilbertus Anglicus|Henry Ebenezer Handerson
Morbilli is a mild disease, but requires protection from cold, which confines and coagulates the peccant matter.
Gilbertus Anglicus|Henry Ebenezer Handerson
Gilbert classifies variolae et morbilli among the universal and infectious diseases, and in the species apostemata.
Gilbertus Anglicus|Henry Ebenezer Handerson

But the passage quoted is of interest as using the old word mesles to mean one of the two forms of morbilli or punctilli.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton

British Dictionary definitions for morbilli

morbilli

/ (mɔːˈbɪlaɪ) /

noun

a technical name for measles

Word Origin for morbilli

C17: from Medieval Latin morbillus pustule, diminutive of Latin morbus illness

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