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ro⋅se⋅o⋅la

[roh-zee-uh-luh, roh-zee-oh-luh]
–noun Pathology.
1. a kind of rose-colored rash.
2. rubella.

Origin:
1810–20; < NL, equiv. to L rose(us) rose-colored + -ola -ole 1


ro⋅se⋅o⋅lar, adjective
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ro·se·o·la   (rō-zē'ə-lə, rō'zē-ō'lə)   
n.  A rose-colored skin rash, sometimes occurring with diseases such as measles, syphilis, or scarlet fever.

[New Latin, from diminutive of Latin roseus, rosy, from rosa, rose.]
ro·se'o·lar adj.
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Main Entry: ro·se·o·la
Pronunciation: "rO-zE-'O-l&, rO-'zE-&-l&
Function: noun
: a rose-colored eruption in spots or adisease marked by such an eruption; especially : ROSEOLA INFANTUMro·se·o·lar /-l&r/ adjective
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roseola ro·se·o·la (rō-zē'ə-lə, rō'zē-ō'lə)
n.
A rose-colored skin rash, sometimes occurring with diseases such as measles, syphilis, or scarlet fever.

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