MORBILLI

Pronunciation (US):

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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:

measles; morbilli; rubeola

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("morbilli" is a kind of...):

contagion; contagious disease (any disease easily transmitted by contact)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "morbilli"):

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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