ROSEOLA INFANTUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does roseola infantum mean? 

• ROSEOLA INFANTUM (noun)
  The noun ROSEOLA INFANTUM has 1 sense:

1. a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days

  Familiarity information: ROSEOLA INFANTUM used as a noun is very rare.

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• ROSEOLA INFANTUM (noun)

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Meaning:

A viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

exanthema subitum; pseudorubella; roseola infantilis; roseola infantum

Hypernyms ("roseola infantum" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)