US /ɪɡˈzænθəm/ UK /ɪɡˈzænθəm/
noun Freq #542738

Meanings

  1. 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.

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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").

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