exanthem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A widespread rash usually occurring in children.

Word forms

exanthem exanthems

Etymology

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

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