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exanthema

[ eg-zan-thee-muh, ek-san- ]

noun

plural exanthemata exanthemas.


exanthema

/ É›kˈsænθəm; ˌɛksænˈθɛmÉ™tÉ™s; É›kËŒsænθɪˈmætɪk; ˌɛksænˈθiËmÉ™ /

noun

  1. a skin eruption or rash occurring as a symptom in a disease such as measles or scarlet fever
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • exanthematous, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exanthema1

First recorded in 1650–60
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exanthema1

C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from exanthein to burst forth, from anthein to blossom, from anthos flower
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Example Sentences

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The condition is therefore to be looked for in the exanthemata, especially in small-pox and scarlet fever, also in erysipelas, septic�mia in its manifold forms, diphtheria, typhoid and typhus fevers, cerebro-spinal meningitis, etc.

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Even the exanthemata may cause degenerations in the arteries, but, as has been shown, such lesions probably heal completely with no resulting damage to the vessel.

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In certain conditions, particularly in acute exanthemata, and in the various forms of the hæmorrhagic diathesis, the clotting time is distinctly increased, or indeed clotting may remain in abeyance.

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In children there is a great tendency for acute inflammatory conditions of the middle ear to arise in connection with the exanthemata and in association with adenoids.

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Several times we observed a faint icteric coloring and in some cases the appearance on neck and breast of an exanthema resembling measles.

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