roseola

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

/ roʊˈzi ə lə, ˌroʊ ziˈoʊ lə /

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noun Pathology.

a kind of rose-colored rash.

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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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How to use roseola in a sentence

Rose′-quartz, a transparent quartz; Rose′-rash (see Roseola).
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
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

Hebra was the first to point out the significance of the rash known as roseola variolosa or erythema variolosa.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for roseola

roseola

[ rō-zē′ə-lə, rō′zē-ō′lə ]

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