Exanthema

‖Ex′an‐the″ma (?), n.; pl.Exanthemata (#). [L., fr. Gr.�, fr.� to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; �, �, out + ανθεἰ̑ν to bloom, ἄνθοσ flower: cf. F. exanthème.] (Med.) An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the like diseases; — sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever. Dunglison.