roseola

[ roh-zee-uh-luh, roh-zee-oh-luh ]
/ roʊˈzi ə lə, ˌroʊ ziˈoʊ lə /

noun Pathology.

a kind of rose-colored rash.
rubella.

Origin of roseola

1810–20; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin rose(us) rose-colored + -ola -ole1

OTHER WORDS FROM roseola

ro·se·o·lar, adjective

Words nearby roseola

rosenberg, rosenberg case, rosenkavalier, der, rosenthal, rosenwald, roseola, roseola infantum, roseroot, rosery, roses, wars of the, roset

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British Dictionary definitions for roseola

roseola
/ (rəʊˈziːələ) /

noun pathol

a feverish condition of young children that lasts for some five days during the last two of which the patient has a rose-coloured rash. It is caused by the human herpes virus
any red skin eruption or rash

Derived forms of roseola

roseolar, adjective

Word Origin for roseola

C19: from New Latin, diminutive of Latin roseus rosy

Medical definitions for roseola

roseola
[ rō-zē′ə-lə, rō′zē-ō′lə ]

n.

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