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Measles has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

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Noun
1

an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children

"After my toddler started developing those characteristic red spots, the doctor confirmed she had contracted measles."

2

Rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, often of childhood, caused by Measles virus, of genus Morbillivirus, featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough and red eyes

"Measles is not leprosy, as they are two entirely different diseases caused by different pathogens and affecting different parts of the body."

3

plural of measle

4

Leprosy.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
contagious disease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
German measles
Rhyming Words
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