measles

noun · verbB1

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noun

Plural noun:

measlethe measlesmeasels

1.
(uncountable)(pathology) An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.
2.
(obsolete, uncountable)(pathology, obsolete) Any disease causing red rashes.
3.
(obsolete, uncountable)Used as an intensifier.
4.
(uncountable)(veterinary medicine) Synonym of cysticercosis: A disease of livestock or meat caused by the presence of tapeworm larvae.
Đồng nghĩa: cysticercosis
5.
(obsolete, uncountable)(botany, obsolete) Any disease causing a tree's bark to become rough and irregular.
6.
(form of, plural, uncountable)(medicine) plural of measle: a red spot forming part of a rash, (now) particularly those caused by M. morbillivirus.
Others take a fether, and dippe it in the saide water, and therwith they annoynte all the Measells of the Face when they are come forth.
7.
(figuratively, form of, plural, uncountable)plural of measle: any similar-looking red spot, particularly (printing) foxing.
8.
(form of, plural, uncountable)(veterinary medicine) plural of measle: the individual cysts of cysticercosis.
9.
(form of, obsolete, plural, uncountable)(botany, obsolete) plural of measle: the individual blisters in the surface of a diseased tree's bark.
10.
(US, jargon, uncountable)(US, espionage jargon) A discreet assassination made to look like death from any natural cause.
11.
(form of, obsolete, plural)plural of measle
12.
(alt of, alternative, obsolete)Alternative form of mesels: Leprosy.

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verb

V_es/s

measle

V_ing/Gerund

the measles

V_ed/pp

measels

1.
(form of, indicative, present, singular, third person)third-person singular simple present indicative of measle

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Đồng nghĩa

cysticercosismorbilli rubeolameaslings

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Nguồn gốc từ

Either from Middle Dutch masels (blood blisters, measels) or maselen (red blemishes, measels), both from Old High German masala (blood blister, phlegmon). measlings. Cognate with mazer & mase and masele & māsel. Influenced in pronunciation and some senses by mesel (leprous, leper).