EXANTHEM


Meaning of EXANTHEM in English

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

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