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black measles
noun
, Pathology.
- a severe form of measles characterized by dark, hemorrhagic eruptions.
black measles
plural noun
- often functioning as singular a severe form of measles characterized by dark eruptions caused by bleeding under the skin
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Tis the black measles as heve tuk, and Ive seen as bad a case brought through with.
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A case of black measles is reported on board ship and if true we may be in for a siege of it.
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It was called "black measles," and was certainly a most malignant type of the disease.
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