Pronunciation: eg- ' zan(t)-th ə m, ' ek- ˌ san- ˌ them
Variant: also ex · an · the · ma \ ˌ eg- ˌ zan- ' th ē -m ə \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -thems also -them · a · ta \ ˌ eg- ˌ zan- ' the-m ə -t ə \ or -themas
Etymology: Late Latin exanthema, from Greek exanth ē ma, from exanthein to bloom, break out, from ex- + anthos flower ― more at ANTHOLOGY
Date: 1656
: an eruptive disease (as measles) or its symptomatic eruption
– ex · an · them · a · tous \ ˌ eg- ˌ zan- ' the-m ə -t ə s \ or ex · an · the · mat · ic \ - ˌ zan-th ə - ' ma-tik \ adjective