exanthem

American  

[eg-zan-thuhm, ig-, ek-san-] / ɛgˈzæn θəm, ɪg-, ɛkˈsæn- /

noun

Pathology.

1. an eruptive disease, especially one attended with fever, as smallpox or measles.

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Other Word Forms

• exanthematic adjective
• exanthematous adjective

Etymology

Origin of exanthem

1650–60; < Late Latin exanthēma < Greek exánthēma skin eruption, breaking forth, literally, a bursting into flower, equivalent to ex- ex- ³ + anthē- (verbid stem of antheîn to blossom; antho- ) + -ma noun suffix

Example Sentences

The dermal manifestations, such as urticaria and eruptions resembling the exanthem of scarlatina, are too well known to need mention here.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

On the other hand, some maladies occurring in connection with this exanthem do not change its symptoms, but themselves undergo modification.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

In exceptional instances the intensity of the poison is such that the system fails to rally before the violence of the onset, and a fatal result ensues before the characteristic exanthem appears upon the skin.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

This rule is not invariable, however, for sometimes the fever is higher soon after the eruption appears, and has fallen when the exanthem has reached its highest point.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

After the high fever and severe cephalic and lumbar pains of this stage there may follow, in the case of varioloid, a complete defervescence and the appearance of a very copious exanthem.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various