SINCE 1828
exanthem
noun
ex·an·them
| \ eg-ˈzan(t)-thəm
, ˈek-ˌsan-ˌthem
\
, ˈek-ˌsan-ˌthem
\
variants:
or less commonly exanthema \ ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthē-mə
\
\
plural exanthems
also exanthemata\ ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthe-mə-tə
\
or exanthemas
\
or exanthemas
Definition of exanthem
: an eruptive disease (such as measles) or its symptomatic eruption
Other Words from exanthem
exanthematous
\ ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthe-mə-təs
\
or exanthematic \ ˌeg-ˌzan-thə-ˈma-tik
\
adjective
\
or exanthematic \ ˌeg-ˌzan-thə-ˈma-tik
\
adjective
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exanthem
noun
ex·an·them
| \ eg-ˈzan(t)-thəm
, ˈek-ˌsan-ˌthem
\
, ˈek-ˌsan-ˌthem
\
variants:
or exanthema \ ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthē-mə
\
\
plural exanthems
also exanthemata\ ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthem-ət-ə
\
or exanthemas
\
or exanthemas
Medical Definition of exanthem
: an eruptive disease (as measles) or its symptomatic eruption
Other Words from exanthem
exanthematous
\ ˌeg-ˌzan-ˈthem-ət-əs
\
or exanthematic \ -ˌzan-thə-ˈmat-ik
\
adjective
\
or exanthematic \ -ˌzan-thə-ˈmat-ik
\
adjective
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