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fifth disease

fifth disease noun: the manifestation as rashes of an infection by erythrovirus.

Noun

fifth disease (uncountable)

  1. The manifestation as rashes of an infection by erythrovirus.
    Synonyms:
    erythema infectiosum, slap face, slapcheek, slapped cheek syndrome, slapped face

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Origin of fifth disease

Historically classified as the fifth of the classical childhood skin rashes or exanthems, after measles, scarlet fever, rubella, and Dukes' disease.

Questions about fifth disease

What does fifth disease mean?
Fifth disease means the manifestation as rashes of an infection by erythrovirus.
What part of speech is fifth disease?
Fifth disease is a noun.

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