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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 days
Familiarity information: EXANTHEMA SUBITUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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