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roseola

[ roh-zee-uh-luh, roh-zee-oh-luh ]
/ roʊˈzi ə lə, ˌroʊ ziˈoʊ lə /

noun Pathology.

a kind of rose-colored rash.
rubella.

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Origin of roseola

1810–20; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin rose(us) rose-colored + -ola-ole1

OTHER WORDS FROM roseola

ro·se·o·lar, adjective

Words nearby roseola

Rosenwald, rose of Heaven, rose of Jericho, rose of Sharon, rose oil, roseola, roseola infantum, rose pink, rose pogonia, rose quartz, roseroot
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British Dictionary definitions for roseola

roseola
/ (rəʊˈziːələ) /

noun pathol

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
any red skin eruption or rash

Derived forms of roseola

roseolar, adjective

Word Origin for roseola

C19: from New Latin, diminutive of Latin roseus rosy
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Medical definitions for roseola

roseola
[ rō-zē′ə-lə, rō′zē-ō′lə ]

n.

A rose-colored skin rash, sometimes occurring with diseases such as measles, syphilis, or scarlet fever.
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