Exanthemata
[eg-zan-thee-muh, ek-san-] /ˌɛg zænˈθi mə, ˌɛk sæn-/
noun, plural exanthemata
[eg-zan-them-uh-tuh, -thee-muh-] /ˌɛg zænˈθɛm ə tə, -ˈθi mə-/ (Show IPA), exanthemas.
1.
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/ˌɛksænˈθiːmə/
noun (pl) -themata (-ˈθiːmətə), -themas, -thems
1.
a skin eruption or rash occurring as a symptom in a disease such as measles or scarlet fever
exanthema ex·an·the·ma (ěg’zān-thē’mə) or ex·an·them (ĭg-zān’thəm)
n.
ex·an’the·mat’ic (ĭg-zān’-thə-māt’ĭk) or ex’an·them’a·tous (ěg’zān-thěm’ə-təs) adj.
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