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German measles

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German measles
n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
See rubella.
German measles
n
(Medicine / Pathology) (functioning as singular) a nontechnical name for rubella
German measles  (jûrmn)
An infectious disease caused by the rubella virus of the genus Rubivirus, characterized by mild fever and skin rash. German measles can cause congenital defects if a woman is exposed during early pregnancy. Also called rubella.
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Noun1.German measlesGerman measles - a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
epidemic roseola, rubella, three-day measles
measles, morbilli, rubeola - an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
Translations
German measles n → rosolia
German measles n → rosolia
German measles → حصبة ألمانية zarděnky røde hunde Röteln ερυθρά rubeola vihurirokko rubéole rubeola rosolia 風疹 풍진 rodehond røde hunder różyczka rubéola краснуха röda hund หัดเยอรมัน kızamıkçık bệnh rubella 风疹


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"Mumps one pound, that is what I have put down, but I daresay it will be more like thirty shillings -- don't speak -- measles one five, German measles half a guinea, makes two fifteen six -- don't waggle your finger -- whooping-cough, say fifteen shillings" -- and so on it went, and it added up differently each time; but at last Wendy just got through, with mumps reduced to twelve six, and the two kinds of measles treated as one.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
To the birds this was a very poor reason, but the older ones felt grateful to him at this time because he had nursed a number of fledglings through the German measles, and they offered to show him how birds fly a kite.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
To the birds this was a very poor reason, but the older ones felt grateful to him at this time because he had nursed a number of fledglings through the German measles, and they offered to show him how birds fly a kite.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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