exanthem

/eg-zan-thuhm, ig-, ek-san-/US // ɛgˈzæn θəm, ɪg-, ɛkˈsæn- //

悼词,圣歌,颂歌,悼念词

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Pathology.
- : an eruptive disease, especially one attended with fever, as smallpox or measles.

The eruption seldom failed to give relief; but there were also cases of an universal fiery exanthem which proved fatal.
Upon its subsidence the exanthem of the disease as a rule promptly appears.
Evanescent rashes, which have nothing in common with the specific exanthem, are sometimes observed at this period.
The exanthem was of a hemorrhagic character, and the intervening skin was red and the face swollen.
According to Thomas, the disease at times immediately follows the exanthem, and reaches a fatal issue in a few days or weeks.