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EXANTHEMA SUBITUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exanthema subitum mean? 

EXANTHEMA SUBITUM (noun)
  The noun EXANTHEMA SUBITUM has 1 sense:

1. 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 daysplay

  Familiarity information: EXANTHEMA SUBITUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXANTHEMA SUBITUM (noun)


Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

exanthema subitum; pseudorubella; roseola infantilis; roseola infantum

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

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


 Context examples 


Human herpesvirus 7 is found in humans and causes exanthema subitum in infants.

(Human Herpesvirus 7, NCI Thesaurus)

A human herpesvirus that has been found in certain lymphoproliferative disorders, replicates in a number of different types of leukocytes, and is associated with the childhood disease roseola (exanthema subitum).

(Human Herpesvirus 6, NCI Thesaurus)



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