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rubeola

[roo-bee-uh-luh, roo-bee-oh-luh]

noun

Pathology.
  1. measles.



rubeola

/ ːˈːəə /

noun

  1. technical name for measles Compare rubella

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rubeola

rubeola

  1. See measles.

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Other Word Forms

  • rubeolar adjective
  • postrubeolar adjective
  • ˈDZ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rubeola1

1670–80; < New Latin, noun use of neuter plural of ūDZܲ, equivalent to Latin ū ( us ), ōܲ red + -olus -ole 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rubeola1

C17: from New Latin, from Latin rubeus reddish, from ruber red
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Example Sentences

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Also known as rubeola, measles is a highly contagious disease that’s spread through the air.

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Both had to receive multiple shots of rubeola immune globulin -- or measles antibodies -- with the hope that that will be enough to prevent infection.

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Measles, also called rubeola, can lead to ear infections, pneumonia and even death.

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It is quite probable, at any rate, that many so-called cases of rubeola sine catarrho are merely instances of r�theln, which we know may occur without any reference to an existing epidemic of measles.

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"Young man, urticaria is hives, rubeola is measles, and alopecia is baldness!" she thundered.

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