roseola

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

/ roʊˈzi ə lə, ˌroʊ ziˈoʊ lə /

noun Pathology.

a kind of rose-colored rash.

Words nearby roseola

rosenberg, rosenberg case, rosenkavalier, der, rosenthal, rosenwald, roseola, roseola infantum, roseroot, rosery, roses, wars of the, roset

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

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Examples from the Web for roseola

Eczema, roseola, elephantiasis, presented a long array of doleful victims.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
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
Before medication had had time to make any impression on the disease, roseola appeared.
The Electric Bath|George M. Schweig
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

The symptomatic eruptions of the skin which pass under the name of roseola bear no resemblance to rtheln.
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

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Medicine 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.