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The correct spelling is measles.
How to pronounce measles
/ˈmiːzəlz/
nounIPA: /ˈmiːzəlz/
Say it like: Mee-sle-s
The correct spelling is measles. Rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, often of childhood, caused by Measles virus, of genus Morbillivirus, featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough a…
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Definition
noun
- 1.Rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, often of childhood, caused by Measles virus, of genus Morbillivirus, featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough and red eyes
- 2.Any of several other similar diseases, such as German measles.
- 3.A disease of pigs and cattle, caused by larval tapeworms.
- 4.A disease of trees, in which the leaves are covered in spots.
- 5.A leper.
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