epidemic roseola

1. 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

   SynonymsGerman measlesrubellathree-day measles

   Broadermeasles

Questions about epidemic roseola

What does epidemic roseola mean?

epidemic roseola means "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".

What is another word for epidemic roseola?

Close synonyms include German measles, rubella, three-day measles. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.