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exanthem

noun

  1. disease in which skin eruptions or rashes are a prominent manifestation
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noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin exanthema, from Ancient Greek ἐξάνθημα (exánthēma), from ἐξανθέω (exanthéō), from ἐξ (ex) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

  1. A widespread rash usually occurring in children.