GERMAN MEASLES


Meaning of GERMAN MEASLES in English

Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Date: circa 1875

: an acute contagious disease that is caused by a virus (species Rubella virus of the genus Rubivirus, family Togaviridae ) and is milder than typical measles but is damaging to the fetus when occurring early in pregnancy ― called also rubella

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