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
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹuːˈbɛlə/
Etymology
From Latin rubellus (“reddish”), diminutive of ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.
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