GERMAN MEASLES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does German measles mean? 

• GERMAN MEASLES (noun)
  The noun GERMAN MEASLES has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: GERMAN MEASLES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GERMAN MEASLES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

epidemic roseola; German measles; rubella; three-day measles

Hypernyms ("German measles" is a kind of...):

measles; morbilli; rubeola (an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children)

 Context examples 

"German measles", also known as rubella, is a completely different illness.

(Measles, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)