roseola

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ro=se=o=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

roseola, n. [NL., dim. of L. rosa a rose.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

roseola, n.
1 a rosy rash in measles and similar diseases.
2 a mild febrile disease of infants.

Derivative

roseolar adj. roseolous adj.

Etymology

mod. var. of RUBEOLA f. L roseus rose-coloured