measles

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmiːzəlz/

Noun

1. Rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, often of childhood, caused by Measles virus, of genus Morbillivirus, featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough and red eyes
2. Any of several other similar diseases, such as German measles.
3. A disease of pigs and cattle, caused by larval tapeworms.
4. A disease of trees, in which the leaves are covered in spots.

Synonyms

• (disease) morbilli, rubeola, red measles, 7-day measles, 10-day measles, hard measles

Translations

• French: rougeole
• German: Masern
• Italian: morbillo
• Portuguese: sarampo
• Russian: корь
• Spanish: sarampión

Translations

• Spanish: sarampión

Noun

1. (obsolete) plural form of measle
2. (obsolete) Leprosy.

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