morbilli
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of morbilli
1685–95; < Medieval Latin, plural of morbillus pustule, equivalent to Latin morb ( us ) sickness + -illus diminutive suffix
Vocabulary lists containing morbilli
Example Sentences
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Variolae et morbilli arise from moist matter confined in the body and turbid, like turbid blood.
From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer
Accordingly the common people declare that persons who have suffered from variolae et morbilli never acquire leprosy.
From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer
The designation morbilli is the diminutive of the Italian il morbo, the plague.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In the individual spots we may frequently observe one or several minute, darker-colored papules, due to follicular congestion, which when more intense constitutes the morbilli papulari presently to be described.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
When it is very fine and red, it is called morbilli or veterana.
From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer
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