rubella
A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and…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.
» Rubella is also called 'German measles' in English, while Germans call rickets 'the English disease'.
Die Röteln heißen auf Englisch auch die „deutschen Masern“, während die Deutschen die Rachitis als die „englische Krankheit“ bezeichnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(uncountable)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.
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- a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
Examples
1 sentencesRubella is also called 'German measles' in English, while Germans call rickets 'the English disease'.
deDie Röteln heißen auf Englisch auch die „deutschen Masern“, während die Deutschen die Rachitis als die „englische Krankheit“ bezeichnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin
From Latin rubellus (“reddish”), diminutive of ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁From Latin rubellus (“reddish”), diminutive of ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester:three-day measlesepidemic roseola
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