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roseola
[ roh-zee-uh-luh, roh-zee-oh-luh ]
roseola
/ rəʊˈziːələ /
noun
- 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
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Derived Forms
- roˈseolar, adjective
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Other Words From
- ro·seo·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of roseola1
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Example Sentences
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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