EXANTHEMA SUBITUM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days

Synonyms:

exanthema subitum; pseudorubella; roseola infantilis; roseola infantum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("exanthema subitum" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

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