roseola

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

noun Pathology.

a kind of rose-colored rash.

rubella.

Origin of roseola

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

Related formsro·se·o·lar, adjective

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Historical Examples of roseola

Erythema, or roseola as it is differently called, is apt to present itself about the second or third week76 after birth.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
Rose′-quartz, a transparent quartz; Rose′-rash (see Roseola).
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
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Roseola claims that Tiffany makes a right smart of her brother, and sets a heap by him.
Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns)
Bill Nye
Eczema, roseola, elephantiasis, presented a long array of doleful victims.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
Before medication had had time to make any impression on the disease, roseola appeared.
The Electric Bath
George M. Schweig

British Dictionary definitions for roseola

roseola

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 Formsroseolar, adjective

Word Origin for roseola

C19: from New Latin, diminutive of Latin roseus rosy

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roseola in Medicine

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.