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exanthem

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(eg zan′thəm, ig-, ek san′-)

ex•an•them (eg zan′thəm, ig-, ek san′-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]

Pathologyan eruptive disease, esp. one attended with fever, as smallpox or measles.

Greek exánthēma skin eruption, breaking forth, literally, a bursting into flower, equivalent. to ex- ex-³ + anthē- (verbid stem of antheîn to blossom; see antho-) + -ma noun, nominal suffix
Late Latin exanthēma
1650–60;

ex•an•the•ma (eg′zan thē′mə, ek′san-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -the•ma•ta (-them′ə tə, -thē′mə-),USA pronunciation -the•mas.

Pathologyexanthem.

1650–60

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exanthema /ˌɛksænˈθiːmə/, exanthem /ɛkˈsænθəm/ n ( pl -themata /-ˈθiːmətə/, -themas, -thems)

a skin eruption or rash occurring as a symptom in a disease such as measles or scarlet fever

Etymology: 17th Century: via Late Latin from Greek, from exanthein to burst forth, from anthein to blossom, from anthos flowerexanthematous /ˌɛksænˈθɛmətəs/, exanthematic /ɛkˌsænθɪˈmætɪk/ adj

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exanthema - eruption

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