roseola infantum
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noun \-in-ˈfan-təm\Definition of ROSEOLA INFANTUM
: a mild virus disease of infants and children marked by fever lasting usually three days followed by an eruption of rose-colored spots and caused by a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 6 of the genus Roseolovirus)
Origin of ROSEOLA INFANTUM
New Latin, infant roseola
First Known Use: circa 1935
roseola in·fan·tum
noun \-in-ˈfant-əm\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ROSEOLA INFANTUM
: a mild virus disease of infants and children that is characterized by fever lasting three days followed by an eruption of rose-colored spots and is caused by a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 6 of the genus Roseolovirus)—called also exanthema subitum, exanthem subitum
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