roseola infantum
- noun
- /roʊˈziːələ ɪnˈfæntəm/
- Specialized
:
roseola infantil
- The pediatrician diagnosed the sudden fever and rash as roseola infantum.
Examples
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Babies with roseola infantum often recover without complications within a week.
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My baby was diagnosed with roseola infantum last week.
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After several days of high temperature, a pale rash signaled the end of her roseola infantum infection.
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Is roseola infantum common among young children?
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After several days of high temperature, a pale rash signaled the end of her roseola infantum infection.
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Babies with roseola infantum often recover without complications within a week.
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The pediatrician diagnosed the sudden fever and rash as roseola infantum.
Synonyms
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9.8
A common childhood illness that causes a sudden fever followed by a red rash
An illness that begins with a sudden high fever and a short pink rash
A short illness in infants caused by a virus with sudden high fever and brief pink rash
A short illness in babies and young children with high fever, mild sore throat, and a pink rash
How Severe
- Specialized
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8.2
- Specialized
52
6.5
- Specialized
121
4.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
roseola + infantum
The compound pairs 'roseola' (a viral rash) with the Latin element 'infantum' signaling relation to infants, so the overall meaning (‘roseola affecting infants’) is largely compositional. However, the second element is a Latin inflection rather than plain English and the phrase is a technical medical term, so a B1 learner—even knowing the parts—may not fully recognise the genitive/relational form; this partial predictability makes it only semi-transparent.
Etymology
The name roseola infantum comes from old words: roseola meaning 'little rose' and infantum meaning 'baby'. The illness is named for the pale pink 'rash' that appears in young children after a high 'fever', so the name helps you remember this childhood illness.