[roo-bel-uh] 
| a usually mild contagious viral disease characterized by fever, mild upper respiratory congestion, and a fine red rash lasting a few days: if contracted by a woman during early pregnancy, it may cause serious damage to the fetus. |
| ru·bel·la (rōō-běl'ə) n. A mild contagious eruptive disease caused by a virus and capable of producing congenital defects in infants born to mothers infected during the first three months of pregnancy. Also called German measles. [From Latin, neuter pl. of rubellus, red, from ruber; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.] |
rubella ru·bel·la (r&oomacr;-běl'ə)
n.
A mild contagious eruptive disease that is caused by the rubella virus and is capable of producing congenital defects in infants born to mothers infected during the first three months of pregnancy. Also called epidemic roseola, German measles, three-day measles.
rubella (r -běl'ə) Pronunciation Key
See German measles. |
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