morbilli

[ mawr-bil-ahy ]

/ mɔrˈbɪl aɪ /

noun (used with a singular verb) Pathology.

Nearby words

morbidezza, morbidity, morbidity rate, morbific, morbihan, morbilli, morbilliform, morbillivirus, morbus, morceau, morcellation

Origin of morbilli

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

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Examples from the Web for morbilli

It is of two kinds:—varioli, ye measils; morbilli, called of us ye smal pocks.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
It can hardly be doubted that we owe the English name of measles as the equivalent of morbilli to John of Gaddesden.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
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
By morbilli are understood those which the common people style fersae, so-called perhaps from fervor.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton

Morbilli is a mild disease, but requires protection from cold, which confines and coagulates the peccant matter.
Gilbertus Anglicus|Henry Ebenezer Handerson

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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morbilli

noun (used with a singular verb) Pathology.

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Origin of morbilli

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British Dictionary definitions for morbilli

morbilli

noun

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Medicine definitions for morbilli

morbilli

pl.n.