Etymology

morbilliform

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Today it means: Resembling the erythematous, maculopapular rash of measles. Full definition →

Medieval Latin morbillus
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The story

  1. Medieval Latin · derived frommorbillus“measles”
  2. English todaymorbilliform

From Medieval Latin morbillus (“measles”) + -form. See morbilli for more.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latinmorbillus all →

morbilli

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