Exanthemata

/ɛɡˌzænˈθɛmətə/ noun

Definition

Plural of exanthem or exanthema; multiple skin eruptions, especially the characteristic rashes of infectious diseases.

Etymology

Greek plural form of exanthema, using the -ta ending typical of Greek neuter plurals (like stadia from stadium, phenomena from phenomenon). Maintains the classical form in medical terminology.

Kelly Says

The Greek -ta plural is still used in scientific English for precision and tradition—'exanthemata' signals that you're speaking the technical language of dermatology and medicine, even though most English speakers would just say 'exanthems' or 'rashes'.

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