rubeola
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ru·be·o·la
(ro͞o-bē′ə-lə, ro͞o′bē-ō′lə)n.
See measles.
ru·be′o·lar adj.
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rubeola
(ruːˈbiːələ)[C17: from New Latin, from Latin rubeus reddish, from ruber red]
ruˈbeolar adj
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mea•sles
(ˈmi zəlz)n.
1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
a. an acute infectious disease caused by a paramyxovirus, characterized by small red spots, fever, and coldlike symptoms, usu. occurring in childhood; rubeola.
b. any of certain other eruptive diseases, esp. rubella.
2.
a. a disease mostly of domestic swine caused by tapeworm larvae in the flesh.
b. the larvae.
[1275–1325; alter. of maseles (pl.), probably < Middle Dutch masel; akin to German Masern measles, pl. of Maser speck]
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| Noun | 1. |  rubeola - an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in childrencontagion, contagious disease - any disease easily transmitted by contact epidemic roseola, German measles, rubella, three-day measles - a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester |
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rubeola
n (form) sarampión mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.