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rubeola

[ roo-bee-uh-luh, roo-bee-oh-luh ]
/ ruˈbi ə lə, ˌru biˈoʊ lə /

noun Pathology.

measles.

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Origin of rubeola

1670–80; <New Latin, noun use of neuter plural of rūbeolus, equivalent to Latin rūbe(us), rōbeus red + -olus-ole1

OTHER WORDS FROM rubeola

ru·be·o·lar, adjectivepost·ru·be·o·lar, adjective

Words nearby rubeola

rubellite, Ruben, Rubenesque, Rubens, Rubens, Peter Paul, rubeola, rubeola virus, rubeosis, rubeosis iridis diabetica, rubescent, rubiaceous
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British Dictionary definitions for rubeola

rubeola
/ (ruːˈbiːələ) /

noun

technical name for measles Compare rubella

Derived forms of rubeola

rubeolar, adjective

Word Origin for rubeola

C17: from New Latin, from Latin rubeus reddish, from ruber red
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Medical definitions for rubeola

rubeola
[ rōō-bē′ə-lə, rōō′bē-ō′lə ]

n.

measles

Other words from rubeola

ru•be′o•lar adj.
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Scientific definitions for rubeola

rubeola
[ rōō-bē′ə-lə, rōō′bē-ō′lə ]

See measles.
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Cultural definitions for rubeola

rubeola
[ (rooh-bee-uh-luh, rooh-bee-oh-luh) ]

See measles.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.