measles (redirected from pork measles)

mea·sles  (mzlz)

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

1.

a. An acute, contagious viral disease, usually occurring in childhood and characterized by eruption of red spots on the skin, fever, and catarrhal symptoms. Also called rubeola.

b. Black measles.

c. Any of several other diseases, especially German measles, that cause similar but milder symptoms.

2. A disease of cattle and swine caused by tapeworm larvae.

3. A plant disease, usually caused by fungi, that produces minute spots on leaves and stems.

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[Middle English maseles, mesels, pl. of masel, measles-spot, of Middle Low German origin.]

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measles [ˈmiːzəlz]

n (functioning as singular or plural)

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a highly contagious viral disease common in children, characterized by fever, profuse nasal discharge of mucus, conjunctivitis, and a rash of small red spots spreading from the forehead down to the limbs Technical names morbilli rubeola See also German measles

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) a disease of cattle, sheep, and pigs, caused by infestation with tapeworm larvae

[from Middle Low German masele spot on the skin; influenced by Middle English mesel leper, from Latin misellus, diminutive of miser wretched]

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measles  (mzlz)

An infectious disease caused by the rubeola virus of the genus Morbillivirus, characterized by fever, cough, and a rash that begins on the face and spreads to other parts of the body. Vaccinations, usually given in early childhood, confer immunity to measles. Also called rubeola.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

measles - an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children morbilli, rubeola contagion, contagious disease - any disease easily transmitted by contact epidemic roseola, German measles, rubella, three-day 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

Translations

measles [ˈmiːzlz] NSING → sarampión m

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measles [ˈmiːz^əlz] n → rougeole f

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measles

n sing → Masern pl

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measles [ˈmiːzlz] n → morbillo

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measles

n sg measles [ˈmiːzlz]

an infectious disease accompanied by red spots on the skin People usually get measles in childhood. masels حَصْبَه، حُمَيْراء дребна шарка spalničky mæslinger die Masern (pl.) ιλαρά sarampión leetrid سرخک tuhkarokko rougeole חַצֶבֶת खसरा ospice kanyaró cacar air mislingar morbillo はしか 홍역 tymai masalas campak mazelen meslinger odra sarampo pojar корь osýpky ošpice male boginje mässling โรคหัด kızamık 麻疹 кір خسرہ یا کھسرہ bệnh sởi 麻疹

n German ˈmeasles

a mild infectious disease with symptoms of tiny red spots on the body, fever and cough. Duitse masels الحَصْبَه الألْمانيَّه рубеола zarděnky røde hunde die Windpocken ερυθρά rubéola punetised سرخچه rubéole אֲדַמדֶמֶת एक तरह का खसरे की बीमारी mrase, ospe rubeola penyakit campak rosolia 風疹 풍진 raudonukė masaliņas demam campak rodehond røde hunder różyczka краснуха osýpky rdečke ovčije boginje röda hund โรคหัดเยอรมัน kızamıkçık 風疹 краснуха ایک قسم کی خسرہ، خسرہ کاذب bệnh sởi Đức 风疹

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measles → حصبة spalničky mæslinger Masern ιλαρά sarampión tuhkarokko rougeole ospice morbillo はしか 홍역 mazelen meslinger odra sarampo корь mässlingen โรคหัด kızamık bệnh sởi 麻疹