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enanthesis

enanthesis noun: an eruption on the skin from internal disease, such as scarlet fever or measles.

Noun

enanthesis (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An eruption on the skin from internal disease, such as scarlet fever or measles.
    Antonyms:
    exanthesis

Antonyms of enanthesis

Origin of enanthesis

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in, intra”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”), i.e. “efflorescence from within”. Compare enanthem.

Questions about enanthesis

What does enanthesis mean?
Enanthesis means an eruption on the skin from internal disease, such as scarlet fever or measles.
What part of speech is enanthesis?
Enanthesis is a noun.

Words near enanthesis in the dictionary

  1. enanthem
  2. enanthema
  3. enanthemas
  4. enanthemata
  5. enanthematous
  6. enanthesis
  7. enanthic
  8. enanthic acid
  9. enantio-
  10. enantioasymmetric
  11. enantioblastic

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