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Exanthema

EXAN'THEMA

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Noun.
plu.
exanthem'ata. [Gr. to blossom; a flower.]
Among physicians, eruption; a breaking out; pustules, petechiae, or vibices; any efflorescence on the skin, as in measles, small pox, scarlatina, &c.
This term is now limited by systematic nosologists, to such eruptions as are accompanied with fever.

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exanthema

exanthema

English

Noun

exanthema (plural exanthemas or exanthemata)

  1. Alternative spelling of exanthem