roseola

Definitions of roseola
  1. noun
    any red eruption of the skin
    synonyms: efflorescence, rash, skin rash
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    types:
    heat rash, miliaria, prickly heat
    obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
    hives, nettle rash, urticaria, urtication
    an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
    type of:
    eruption
    symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
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