German measles
German measles
noun pl but singular or pl in constrDefinition of GERMAN MEASLES
: an acute contagious virus disease that is caused by a togavirus (species Rubella virus of the genus Rubivirus) and is milder than typical measles but is damaging to the fetus when occurring early in pregnancy —called also rubella
First Known Use of GERMAN MEASLES
circa 1875
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