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Rubella

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Noun

1. epidemic roseola, german measles, rubella, three-day measles

a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rubella

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noun
a mild contagious viral disease, somewhat similar to measles, characterized by cough, sore throat, skin rash, and occasionally vomiting. It can cause congenital defects if caught during the first three months of pregnancy
. Also called: German measles

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Rubella

see synonyms of rubella
noun
a mild, infectious, communicable viral disease, characterized by swollen glands, esp. of the back of the head and neck, and small red spots on the skin; German measles

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rubella

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n.
A mild contagious eruptive disease caused by a virus and capable of producing congenital defects in infants born to mothers infected during the first three months of pregnancy. Also called German measles.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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