roseola Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any red eruption of the skin
    skin rash; efflorescence; rash.

WordNet

Ro*se"o*la noun
Etymology
NL., dim. of L. rosa a rose.
Definitions
  1. (med.) A rose-colored efflorescence upon the skin, occurring in circumscribed patches of little or no elevation and often alternately fading and reviving; also, an acute specific disease which is characterized by an eruption of this character; -- called also rose rash. -- Ro*se"o*lous a.

Webster 1913