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rubella Definition


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rubella
noun
    1. medicine.
      A viral disease that is highly contagious, especially in childhood, characterized by a reddish-pink rash and swelling of the lymph glands. It is similar to measles but milder except for the possible harmful effects on the foetus of an expectant mother infected early in pregnancy. Also called German measles.
Etymology: 19c: from Latin rubellus reddish, from rubeus red.



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