\Ex`an*the"ma\, n.; pl. {Exanthemata}. [L., fr. Gr.?,
fr.? to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; ?, ?,
out + ? to bloom, ? flower: cf. F. exanth[`e]me.] (Med.)
An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or
breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the
like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended
with fever. --Dunglison.