roseola infantum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin, literally “a rosy (rash) of the infant”.
Noun
roseola infantum (uncountable)
- (medicine) A childhood disease caused by human herpesvirus, and characterised by a high-grade fever and a rash which appears as the fever is seemingly resolving.
- Synonyms: roseola, sixth disease, three-day fever, exanthema subitum
Translations
disease
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