Ĕx'an-thē'mȧ, n.

Ĕx'an-thē'mȧ, n.; pl. ĔX'AN-THEM'A-TȦ. [Lat. exanthema, Gr. ἐξάνθημα, from ἐξανθεῖν, to burst forth as flowers, to break out, of ulcers, from ἐκ, ἐξ, out, and ἀνθεῖν, to bloom, blossom, from ἄνθος, blossom, flower; Fr. exanthème.] (Med.) An efflorescence or redness of the skin; an eruption or breaking out, as in measles, small-pox, scarlatina, and the like diseases;—sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever. Dunglison.