roseola

[ roh-zee-uh-luh, roh-zee-oh-luh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a kind of rose-colored rash.
2. rubella.

roseola

/ rəʊˈziːələ /

noun

1. a feverish condition of young children that lasts for some five days during the last two of which the patient has a rose-coloured rash. It is caused by the human herpes virus
2. any red skin eruption or rash

Derived Forms

• roˈseolar, adjective

Other Words From

• ro·seo·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of roseola¹

1810–20; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin rose ( us ) rose-colored + -ola -ole ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of roseola¹

C19: from New Latin, diminutive of Latin roseus rosy

Example Sentences

Rose′-quartz, a transparent quartz; Rose′-rash (see Roseola).

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Roseola claims that Tiffany makes a right smart of her brother, and sets a heap by him.

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Eczema, roseola, elephantiasis, presented a long array of doleful victims.

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Before medication had had time to make any impression on the disease, roseola appeared.

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Hebra was the first to point out the significance of the rash known as roseola variolosa or erythema variolosa.

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