exanthema

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

exanthema
    n 1: eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
         [syn: {exanthem}, {exanthema}, {skin eruption}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Exanthema \Ex`an*the"ma\, n.; pl. {Exanthemata}. [L., fr. Gr.?,
   fr.? to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; ?, ?,
   out + 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower: cf. F.
   exanth[`e]me.] (Med.)
   An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or
   breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the
   like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended
   with fever. --Dunglison. Exanthematic