Roseola Definition

rō-zēə-lə, rōzē-ōlə
noun
Any rose-colored rash.
Webster's New World

A condition or disease causing such a rash; specif., rubella.

Webster's New World
(pathology) German measles.
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Other Word Forms of Roseola

Noun

Singular:
roseola
Plural:
roseolae, roseolas

Origin of Roseola

  • New Latin from diminutive of Latin roseus rosy from rosa rose

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin, from diminutive of Latin rosa (“a rose").

    From Wiktionary

Roseola Sentence Examples

  • Three-day-fever (roseola infantum) Symptoms A child with three-day-fever has a high fever for three days and a pink rash covers their body.

  • Roseola is a common disease of babies or young children, in which several days of very high fever are followed by a characteristic rash.

  • Roseola is an extraordinarily common infection, caused by a virus.

  • The most common age for a child to contract roseola is between six and twelve months.

  • About 85 percent of the time, roseola is caused by a virus called human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6).

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Words Starting With

RROROS

Words Ending With

ALAOLA

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