Roseolous

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

  Roseola \Ro*se"o*la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. rosa a rose.] (med.)
     A rose-colored efflorescence upon the skin, occurring in
     circumscribed patches of little or no elevation and often
     alternately fading and reviving; also, an acute specific
     disease which is characterized by an eruption of this
     character; -- called also {rose rash}. -- {Ro*se"o*lous}, a.


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