EXANTHEM


Meaning of EXANTHEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ eg-ˈzan(t)-thəm, ˈek-ˌsan-ˌthem ]

noun

also ex·an·the·ma ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthē-mə

( plural -thems also ex·an·them·a·ta ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthe-mə-tə ; or -themas )

Etymology: Late Latin exanthema, from Greek exanthēma, 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 ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthe-mə-təs or ex·an·the·mat·ic -ˌzan-thə-ˈma-tik adjective

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