roseola infantum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin, literally “a rosy (rash) of the infant”.

Noun

roseola infantum (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A childhood disease caused by human herpesvirus, and characterised by a high-grade fever and a rash which appears as the fever is seemingly resolving.
    Synonyms: roseola, sixth disease, three-day fever, exanthema subitum

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