German measles

n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

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German measles

(Pathology) (functioning as singular) a nontechnical name for rubella

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ru•bel•la

(ruˈbɛl ə)

n.

a usu. mild infection caused by a togavirus of the genus Rubivirus, characterized by fever, cough, and a fine red rash: may cause fetal damage if contracted during pregnancy.

Also called German measles.

[1880–85; < New Latin, n. use of neuter pl. of Latin rubellus reddish, derivative of ruber red (see castle)]

Ger·man measles

(jûr′mən)

A contagious disease caused by a virus in which symptoms, such as skin rash and fever, are usually mild. German measles can cause congenital defects if contracted by a woman during early pregnancy. Also called rubella.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

German 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

morbilli, rubeola - an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children

Translations

الحَصْبَه الألْمانيَّهحصبة ألمانية

zarděnky

røde hunde

vihurirokko

rubeola

風疹

풍진

osýpky

röda hund

หัดเยอรมัน

kızamıkçık

bệnh sởi Đức

风疹

German measles

n → rosolia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

measles

(ˈmiːzlz) noun singular

an infectious disease accompanied by red spots on the skin. People usually get measles in childhood.

German ˈmeasles noun

a mild infectious disease with symptoms of tiny red spots on the body, fever and cough.

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 sởi Đức 风疹

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

Ger·man mea·sles

n. rubéola; pop. sarampión de tres días, infección viral benigna muy contagiosa en los niños de 3 a 10 años. Puede causar trastornos serios en el desarrollo del feto al contraerla la madre;

___ vaccination → vacunación antirubeólica.

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References in classic literature

"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.

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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.

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