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[syn: exanthem, exanthema, skin eruption]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Exanthema \Ex`an*the"ma\, n.; pl. Exanthemata. [L., fr. Gr.?,
fr.? to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; ?, ?,
out + 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower: cf. F.
exanth[`e]me.] (Med.)
An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or
breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the
like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended
with fever. --Dunglison. Exanthematic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
exanthema
n 1: eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
[syn: exanthem, exanthema, skin eruption]