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   roseola

   /rə(ʊ)ˈziːələ/

   noun

   • 1. a rose-coloured rash occurring in measles, typhoid fever, syphilis, and some other diseases.
   • ▪ a disease of young children in which a fever is followed by a rash, caused by a herpesvirus.

   Word Origin early 19th century: modern variant of rubeola, from Latin roseus ‘rose-coloured’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. roseolar adjective

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