roseola

ro·se·o·la  (r-z-l, rz-l)

n.

A rose-colored skin rash, sometimes occurring with diseases such as measles, syphilis, or scarlet fever.

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[New Latin, from diminutive of Latin roseus, rosy, from rosa, rose.]

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ro·seo·lar adj.

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roseola - any red eruption of the skin rash, skin rash, efflorescence eruption - symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible heat rash, miliaria, prickly heat - obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity hives, nettle rash, urticaria, urtication - an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs