measle
Meanings
noun
- A red spot of the kind that appears on the skin of someone suffering from measles.
- A tapeworm larva.
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Etymology
From Middle English mesel, from Old French mesel (“leprous”), from Latin misellus (“wretched", "unfortunate”), diminutive of miser (“wretched, sick”), of unknown ultimate origin.
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