roseola

[ roh-zee-uh-luh, roh-zee-oh-luh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

roseola

/ rəʊˈziːələ /

a feverish condition of young children that lasts for some five days during the last two of which the patient has a rose-coloured rash. It is caused by the human herpes virus
any red skin eruption or rash

Origin of roseola¹

1810–20; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin rose ( us ) rose-colored + -ola -ole ¹

Origin of roseola¹

C19: from New Latin, diminutive of Latin roseus rosy

How does roseola compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

Rose′-quartz, a transparent quartz; Rose′-rash (see Roseola).

Roseola claims that Tiffany makes a right smart of her brother, and sets a heap by him.

Eczema, roseola, elephantiasis, presented a long array of doleful victims.

Before medication had had time to make any impression on the disease, roseola appeared.

Hebra was the first to point out the significance of the rash known as roseola variolosa or erythema variolosa.

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