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Definition of: exanthema
(ek′san·thē′mə) noun plural ·them·a·ta (-them′ə·tə, -thē′mə·tə) Pathol.
A breaking out upon the skin; a rash, or a disease accompanied by rash, as smallpox or measles; specifically, usually in the plural, the eruptive fevers. [<LL <Gk. exanthēma a blossoming <ex- out + anthos a flower]
—ex·an·the·mat·ic (ek·san′thi·mat′ik), ex′an·them′a·tous (-them′ə·təs) adjective
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