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exanthem

exant·hem

uncommon

noun

1.

eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease

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Borrowed from Latin exanthema, from Ancient Greek ἐξάνθημα (exánthēma), from ἐξανθέω (exanthéō), from ἐξ (ex) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

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