exanthem C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ɪɡˈzænθəm/ UK /ɪɡˈzænθəm/ See IPA manual Freq #542738 Meanings 1 noun a widespread skin eruption or rash occurring as a symptom of disease The viral infection produced a fine red exanthem across the chest. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a widespread skin eruption... skin eruptionrash More exanthema Word family Forms exanthematous Derived forms exanthematous Related forms dermatologyeruption Etymology From Latin exanthema, from Ancient Greek exanthema ("eruption"), from exanthein ("to break out in bloom"), built from ex- ("out") + anthos ("flower"). Topics The Human Body External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # exanthem **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzænθəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈzænθəm/ **Frequency rank:** 542738 ## Meanings 1. a widespread skin eruption or rash occurring as a symptom of disease ## Examples - The viral infection produced a fine red exanthem across the chest. ## Synonyms - skin eruption - rash - exanthema ## Derived Forms - exanthematous ## Related Forms - dermatology - eruption ## Etymology From Latin exanthema, from Ancient Greek exanthema ("eruption"), from exanthein ("to break out in bloom"), built from ex- ("out") + anthos ("flower"). ## Topics - The Human Body markdown