ex·an·the·ma ( g z n-th  m ) also ex·an·them ( g-znthm)n. pl. ex·an·them·a·ta (-th m-t) or ex·an·the·mas also ex·an·thems 1. A skin eruption accompanying certain infectious diseases. 2. A disease, such as measles or scarlet fever, accompanied by a skin eruption. [Late Latin exanth ma, from Greek, eruption, from exanthein, to burst forth : ex-, ex- + anthein, to blossom (from anthos, flower).]ex·an the·matic (g-znth-mtk), exan·thema·tous (gzn-thm-ts) adj. |
exanthema [ˌɛksænˈθiːmə], exanthem [ɛkˈsænθəm]
n pl -themata [-ˈθiːmətə], -themas, -thems
(Medicine / Pathology) a skin eruption or rash occurring as a symptom in a disease such as measles or scarlet fever
[via Late Latin from Greek, from exanthein to burst forth, from anthein to blossom, from anthos flower]
exanthematous [ˌɛksænˈθɛmətəs], exanthematic [ɛkˌsænθɪˈmætɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. | exanthema - eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease eruption - symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible |
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