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RUBEOLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rubeola" is a kind of...):
contagion; contagious disease (any disease easily transmitted by contact)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rubeola"):
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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