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   Ex·an·the·ma

   /ˌeɡzanˈTHēmə/

   

   noun

   • 1. a skin rash accompanying a disease or fever: "other symptoms are allergic contact dermatitis and generalized exanthema"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. exanthematic adjective
   • 2. exanthematous adjective

   Scrabble Points: 21

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   • X

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