exanthem, exanthema
(eg-zan′thĕm)
(eg″zan″thē′mă)
pl. exanthemas pl. -mata pl. exanthems [Gr. exanthema, eruption]
Any eruption or rash that appears on the skin, as opposed to one that appears on the mucous membranes (enanthem). The term is often used to describe childhood or infectious rashes, e.g., measles or scarlet fever, but it also applies to other rashes.
exanthematous (eg″zan″thĕm′ăt-ŭs), adj.
exanthem subitum
SEE: Roseola.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Exanthem, Exanthema." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757249/all/exanthem__exanthema.
Exanthem, exanthema. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757249/all/exanthem__exanthema. Accessed November 24, 2024.
Exanthem, exanthema. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757249/all/exanthem__exanthema
Exanthem, Exanthema [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 24]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757249/all/exanthem__exanthema.
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