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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
OTHER WORDS FROM roseola
ro·se·o·lar, adjectiveWords nearby roseola
Rosenwald, rose of Heaven, rose of Jericho, rose of Sharon, rose oil, roseola, rose pink, rose pogonia, rose quartz, roseroot, rosery
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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, adjectiveWord Origin for roseola
C19: from New Latin, diminutive of Latin roseus rosy
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