(plural exanthemata)

  • 1exanthemata — ex·an·them·a·ta (eg″zan themґə tə) [Gr.] plural of exanthema …

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  • 2exanthema — [ɪk sanθɪmə, ˌɛksan θi:mə] noun (plural exanthemata) Medicine a skin rash accompanying a disease or fever. Derivatives exanthematic adjective exanthematous adjective Origin C17: via late L. from Gk exanthēma eruption …

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  • 3exanthema — /ɛksænˈθimə/ (say eksan theemuh) noun (plural exanthemata /ɛksænˈθimətə/ (say eksan theemuhtuh)) 1. Pathology an eruption or rash on the skin, especially one attended with fever. 2. See vesicular exanthema. {Late Latin, from Greek exanthēma a… …

  • 4exanthem — also exanthema noun (plural thems; also exanthemata or themas) Etymology: Late Latin exanthema, from Greek exanthēma, from exanthein to bloom, break out, from ex + anthos flower more at anthology Date: 1656 an eruptive disease (as measles) or its …

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