Exanthema \Ex`an*the"ma\, n.; pl. Exanthemata. [L., fr. Gr.?, fr.? to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; ?, ?, out + ? to bloom, ? 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)