exanthema

[ eg-zan-thee-muh, ek-san- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ex·an·the·ma·ta [eg-zan-, them, -, uh, -t, uh, -, thee, -m, uh, -], ex·an·the·mas.

exanthema

/ ɛkˈsænθəm; ˌɛksænˈθɛmətəs; ɛkˌsænθɪˈmætɪk; ˌɛksænˈθiːmə /

a skin eruption or rash occurring as a symptom in a disease such as measles or scarlet fever

First recorded in 1650–60

C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from exanthein to burst forth, from anthein to blossom, from anthos flower

This contagious disease is called coital exanthema or vesicular exanthema, and is more or less prevalent on the Continent.

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