Measles
71German measles — rubella u*bel la, n. [NL., fr. L. rubellus reddish.] (Med.) An acute but mild viral infection characterized by a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but attended by only mild respiratory problems or fever; called also {German …
72black measles — Pathol. a severe form of measles characterized by dark, hemorrhagic eruptions. Also called hemorrhagic measles. * * * …
73German measles (historical note) — In 1941 N. M. Gregg, an Australian ophthalmologist, recognized that infection of the mother with German measles (rubella) during early pregnancy could malform an embryo and cause a characteristic syndrome of congenital malformations. The first… …
74German measles — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, Haverhill fever, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, bacillary dysentery, bastard measles, black death, black fever …
75German measles — n. rubella to catch, come down with German measles * * * come down with German measles [ rubella ] to catch …
76German measles — noun uncount an infectious disease that causes red spots on the skin. German measles is a minor illness in children and adults, but can cause serious physical damage to babies before they are born: RUBELLA …
77black measles — n. a severe form of measles with intradermal hemorrhaging …
78German measles — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: circa 1875 an acute contagious disease that is caused by a virus (species Rubella virus of the genus Rubivirus, family Togaviridae) and is milder than typical measles but is damaging to the …
79hemorrhagic measles — Pathol. See black measles. * * * …
80beef measles — n pl but sing or pl in constr the infestation of beef muscle by cysticerci of the beef tapeworm which make oval white vesicles giving a measly appearance to beef * * * cysticercosis in cattle …
