n. Any rosy rash that occurs with various fevers, especially that occurring with a mild disease of early infancy that resembles measles.
n. German measles.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A rose-colored efflorescence upon the skin, occurring in circumscribed patches of little or no elevation and often alternately fading and reviving; also, an acute specific disease which is characterized by an eruption of this character; -- called also rose rash.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In pathology, a kind of rash or rose-colored efflorescence, mostly symptomatic, occurring in connection with different febrile complaints. Also called rose-rash and scarlet rash.
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n. any red eruption of the skin
Word Usage
"The time between the appearance of the chancre and the appearance of the rash on the body (the rash looks like a measles rash and is called roseola, which means a rose-colored rash) is called the _Primary Stage_."