- exanthemas
- n. skin rash (Medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
exanthemas
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exanthema — /eg zan thee meuh, ek san /, n., pl. exanthemata / them euh teuh, thee meuh /, exanthemas. exanthem. [1650 60] * * * … Universalium
Purpura — A hemorrhage area in the surface of the skin. The affected area of skin with purpura is greater than 3 millimeters in diameter. The appearance of an individual area of purpura varies with the duration of the lesions. Early purpura is red and… … Medical dictionary
Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
deflorescence — Disappearance of the eruption in scarlet fever or other exanthemas. [L. de floresco, to fade, wither, fr. flos (flor ), flower] * * * de·flo·res·cence .def lə res ən(t)s; .dē .flōr es , .flȯr n the fading or disappearance of the eruption in an… … Medical dictionary
enanthem, enanthema — A mucous membrane eruption, especially one occurring in connection with one of the exanthemas. [G. en, in, + anthema, bloom, eruption, fr. antheo, to bloom] … Medical dictionary
exanthema — A skin eruption occurring as a symptom of an acute viral or coccal disease, as in scarlet fever or measles. SYN: exanthem. [G. efflorescence, an eruption, fr. anthos, flower] … Medical dictionary
myelitis — 1. Inflammation of the spinal cord. 2. Inflammation of the bone marrow. [myel + G. itis, inflammation] acute necrotizing m. a spinal cord disorder, probably a demyelinating … Medical dictionary
exanthem — [eks΄an thē′mə] n. pl. exanthemas or exanthematas [ek΄santhem′ə təz, ek΄santhē′mətəzeks an′thəm] n. [< LL exanthema < Gr exanthēma, efflorescence, eruption < exanthein, to bloom < ex , out + anthein, to flower < anthos: see ANTHO ] … English World dictionary
