anthema

an·the·ma

[an-thee-muh, an-thuh-]
noun, plural an·the·ma·ta [an-thee-muh-tuh, -them-uh-tuh] , an·the·mas. Pathology.
2.
an eruption of the skin.

Origin:
< Greek ánthēma efflorescence, equivalent to ánthē, verbid stem of antheîn to bloom (see antho-) + -ma noun suffix of result

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