exanthem

ex·an·them

noun \eg-ˈzan(t)-thəm, ˈek-ˌsan-ˌthem\

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

Definition of EXANTHEM

: 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

Variants of EXANTHEM

ex·an·them also ex·an·the·ma \ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthē-mə\

Origin of EXANTHEM

Late Latin exanthema, from Greek exanthēma, from exanthein to bloom, break out, from ex- + anthos flower — more at anthology

First Known Use: 1656

Rhymes with EXANTHEM

ABM, anadem, Angoulême, apothegm, apothem, Bethlehem, diadem, fax modem, found poem, ibidem, meristem, OEM, prose poem, SAM, stratagem, tone poem