exanthema

 
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsanθɪmə, ˌɛksanˈθiːmə/

noun (plural exanthemata)

Medicine
  • a skin rash accompanying a disease or fever: [mass noun]: other symptoms are allergic contact dermatitis and generalized exanthema [count noun]: the diagnosis of the common exanthemata

Derivatives

exanthematic

adjective

exanthematous

adjective

Origin:

mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek exanthēma 'eruption', from ex- 'out' + antheein 'to blossom' (from anthos 'flower')