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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

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📖 Definitions of "Measles"

noun

1
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.
3
A disease of pigs and cattle, caused by larval tapeworms.
4
A disease of trees, in which the leaves are covered in spots.

🔄 Synonyms of "Measles"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
rubeolanoun	measles
morbillinoun	measles, rubeola

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Measles"

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Word	Definition
rubeolanoun	measles
morbillinoun	measles, rubeola
rubellanoun	(pathology) A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.
smallpoxnoun	(pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
epidemicnoun	A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
routinenoun	A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
mumpsnoun	(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
rashesnoun	(dermatology, medicine) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.
catarrhal fevernoun	Bovine malignant catarrhal fever.
black measlesnoun	(phytopathology) Synonym of esca (“a fungal disease afflicting grapes”).
hard measlesnoun	Measles, rubeola.
red measlesnoun	Measles, rubeola.
epidemic roseolanoun	German measles, rubella.
spotted fevernoun	(pathology) any of various diseases causing fever and spots on the skin
measlingsnoun	(UK dialect) Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.
measlingnoun	(UK dialect) Synonym of measle: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, a red spot caused by the disease.
false measlesnoun	(archaic) German measles.
meslingsnoun	Obsolete form of measlings. [(UK dialect) Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.]
meslingnoun	Obsolete form of measling. [(UK dialect) Synonym of measle: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, a red spot caused by the disease.]
meazelnoun	Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses. [(medicine, obsolete) Synonym of leper.]