rubella

Meaning

A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.

Synonyms

roteln

rubeolanotha

bad cold

three day measles

Frenchmeasles

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹuːˈbɛlə/
Etymology

From Latin rubellus (“reddish”), diminutive of ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

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