EXANTHEM

[ex.an.them] also ex.an.the.ma n, pl -thems also -them.a.ta or -themas [LL exanthema, fr. Gk exanthema, fr. exanthein to bloom, break out, fr. ex- + anthos flower--more at anthology] (1656): an eruptive disease (as measles) or its symptomatic eruption -- ex.an.them.a.tous or ex.an.the.mat.ic adj