EXANTHEMA


Meaning of EXANTHEMA in English

[ ɪk'sanθɪmə , ˌɛksan'θi:mə ]

■ noun ( plural ~ta ) Medicine a skin rash accompanying a disease or fever.

Derivatives

~tic adjective

~tous adjective

Origin

C17: via late L. from Gk exanthēma 'eruption', from ex- 'out' + antheein 'to blossom'.

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