Exanthema

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exanthema \Ex`an*the"ma\, n.; pl. {Exanthemata}. [L., fr. Gr.?,
     fr.? to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; ?, ?,
     out + 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower: cf. F.
     exanth[`e]me.] (Med.)
     An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or
     breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the


     like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended
     with fever. --Dunglison. Exanthematic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  exanthema
       n : eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
           [syn: {exanthem}, {skin eruption}]
       [also: {exanthemata} (pl)]