EXANTHEM


Meaning of EXANTHEM in English

egˈzan(t)thəm, ˈekˌsanˌthem noun

also ex·an·the·ma ˌegˌzanˈthēmə, ˌekˌs-

( plural exanthems -əmz, -ˌthemz ; also exan·them·a·ta -ˈtheməd.ə, -ˈthēm- ; or exanthemas )

Etymology: New Latin exanthema, from Late Latin, skin rash, from Greek exanthẽma, from exanthein to bloom, to break out (as with a rash), from ex- (from ex out of) + anthein to bloom, from anthos flower — more at ex- , anthology

1. : an eruptive disease or its symptomatic eruption — used especially of eruptions attended with fever (as in measles, smallpox, and scarlatina); distinguished from enanthem

2. usually exanthema : a copper-deficiency disease of plants that is especially prevalent in citrus and olive and is characterized by gummosis often accompanied by dieback and by glossy brownish blotches on leaves and fruit

• ex·an·the·mat·ic (ˈ)eg|zan(t)thə|mad.ik, (ˈ)ek|s- or ex·an·them·a·tous | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|theməd.əs adjective

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