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roseolous

roseolous adjective: of or pertaining to a roseola.

Adjective

roseolous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a roseola.
    • It is certain, however, some erythematous or roseolous rashes do closely resemble scarlet fever, and, as they are attended not infrequently with some constitutional disturbance and fever, the difficulty in diagnosis may be very great.1893, Henry Ashby, The Diseases of Children: Medical and Surgical

Origin of roseolous

From roseola + -ous.

Questions about roseolous

What does roseolous mean?
Roseolous means of or pertaining to a roseola.
What part of speech is roseolous?
Roseolous is an adjective.

Words near roseolous in the dictionary

  1. roseola
  2. roseola infantum
  3. roseolae
  4. roseolar
  5. roseolas
  6. roseolous
  7. roseolovirus
  8. roseoloviruses
  9. roseophage
  10. roseophages
  11. roseotoxin

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