Measles word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "measles" word
\Mea"sles\, n.; pl. in form, but used as singular in senses 1, 2, & 3. [D. mazelen; akin to G. masern, pl., and E. mazer, and orig. meaning, little spots. See {Mazer}.] 1. (Med.) A contagious febrile disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots, which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised above the surface, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually decline; rubeola. Measles commences with the ordinary symptoms of fever. --Am. Cyc. 2. (Veter. Med.) A disease of cattle and swine in which the flesh is filled with the embryos of different varieties of the tapeworm. 3. A disease of trees. [Obs.] 4. pl. (Zo["o]l.) The larv[ae] of any tapeworm ({T[ae]nia}) in the cysticerus stage, when contained in meat. Called also {bladder worms}.
Synonyms for measles
morbilli, rubeola
See also: contagion | contagious disease | epidemic roseola | German measles | rubella | three-day measles |
Related terms: bubonic plague, cowpox, deer fly fever, dumdum fever, elephantiasis, famine fever, herpes zoster, histoplasmosis, infantile paralysis, loa loa, paratyphoid fever, parotitis, rabbit fever, rabies, rheumatic fever, rickettsialpox, trench mouth, tularemia, typhoid, varicella, viral dysentery, yellow jack
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Let's analyse "measles" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in One syllable and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SELSAEM. Average typing speed for these characters is 2020 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
measles: 5 + 1 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven. |
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