exanthem
[ eg-zan-thuh m, ig-, ek-san- ]
/ ɛgˈzæn θəm, ɪg-, ɛkˈsæn- /
noun Pathology.
an eruptive disease, especially one attended with fever, as smallpox or measles.
Origin of exanthem
OTHER WORDS FROM exanthem
ex·an·the·mat·ic [eg-zan-thuh-mat-ik, ek-san-] /ɛgˌzæn θəˈmæt ɪk, ɛkˌsæn-/, ex·an·them·a·tous [eg-zan-them-uh-tuh s, ek-san-] /ˌɛg zænˈθɛm ə təs, ˌɛk sæn-/, adjectiveWords nearby exanthem
examiner,
examinership,
examplar,
example,
exanimate,
exanthem,
exanthema,
exanthema subitum,
exaptation,
exarate,
exarch
Example sentences from the Web for exanthem
According to Thomas, the disease at times immediately follows the exanthem, and reaches a fatal issue in a few days or weeks.
Upon its subsidence the exanthem of the disease as a rule promptly appears.
The exanthem was of a hemorrhagic character, and the intervening skin was red and the face swollen.