exanthem

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noun

A widespread rash usually occurring in children.

Similar
exanthemaskin eruption
OriginLatin exanthema ← Ancient Greek ἐξάνθημα →
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Meanings

nounexanthem (countable and uncountable, plural exanthems)

plural exanthems

  1. countableuncountableA widespread rash usually occurring in children.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease

Similar
exanthemaskin eruption
Broader
eruption

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐξάνθημα
  2. Latinexanthema
  3. Englishexanthem

Borrowed from Latin exanthema, from Ancient Greek ἐξάνθημα (exánthēma), from ἐξανθέω (exanthéō), from ἐξ (ex) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

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Translations

Catalan exantema
  • exantemaa widespread rash
Czech exantém
  • exantéma widespread rash
German Exanthem
  • Exanthema widespread rash
Spanish exantema
  • exantemaa widespread rash
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APA

exanthem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exanthem

MLA

“exanthem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exanthem. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exanthem,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exanthem.

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