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Measles
/ˈmiːzəlz/
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
📖 Definitions of "Measles"
noun
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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.
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A disease of pigs and cattle, caused by larval tapeworms.
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A disease of trees, in which the leaves are covered in spots.
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