roseola

(ro-ze’o-lah) [L.]. Any rose-colored rash; specifically, epidemic r., or rubeola. r. choler’- ica, an eruption sometimes seen in cholera. epidemic r. Same as rubeola. r. feb’rilis, a non-pathognomonic erythema occurring in simple and malarial fevers. idiopathic r., roseola occurring independently of any other disease. Yr. infan’til is, the rose-rash of infants, chiefly occurring in infantile febrile conditions. symptome atic r., roseola occurring as a symptom of some eruptive fever. syphilitic r., an eruption of rose colored spots in early secondary syphilis. Called also syphilitic exanthem and macular syphilid. rv. typho’sa, the eruption of typhoid or typhus fever. r. vacci’nia, a rash sometimes occurring after vaccination.