exanthem (egzanthem)

[ exanthema (ek-san-the'mä), n.; pl. exanthe mat a (-ma-tä). [LL., Dermatologists discriminate the febrile rashes or exan thems of local or individual origin - urticaria, erythema, and roseola - from the true exanthemata , which are acute specific infectious diseases. Quain, Med. Dict. 2. A zymotic fever of which a skin-affection is normally one of the symptoms, as scarlatina or measles.