Synonyms for measles
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Noun
1. Rubeola — an acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles…
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- n. 1
An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes. plural of measle: a red spot forming part of a rash, (now) particularly those caused by M. morbillivirus.
Others take a fether, and dippe it in the saide water, and therwith they annoynte all the Measells of the Face when they are come forth.
Related words
- Word family
- measly
- Phrases
- three-day measles black measles false measles porcine measles sheep measles
- Other spellings
- the measles
Example sentences
- leprosy He's afflicted with leprosy. Don't go near him.
By length
- 6 letters
- foxing
- 7 letters
- leprosy3, rubeola
- 8 letters
- morbilli
- 9 letters
- measlings
- 13 letters
- cysticercosis
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (leprosy3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rougeole