morbilli

American

[mawr-bil-ahy] / mɔrˈbɪl aɪ /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

measles.

morbilli British

/ mɔːˈbɪlaɪ /

noun

a technical name for measles

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Etymology

Origin of morbilli

1685–95; < Medieval Latin, plural of morbillus pustule, equivalent to Latin morb ( us ) sickness + -illus diminutive suffix

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The designation morbilli is the diminutive of the Italian il morbo, the plague.

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When it is very fine and red, it is called morbilli or veterana.

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In the individual spots we may frequently observe one or several minute, darker-colored papules, due to follicular congestion, which when more intense constitutes the morbilli papulari presently to be described.

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