ALL meanings of measles
mea·sles
M m - noun measles (used with a singular or plural verb) Pathology. an acute infectious disease occurring mostly in children, characterized by catarrhal and febrile symptoms and an eruption of small red spots; rubeola. any of certain other eruptive diseases. Compare German measles. 1
- noun measles Veterinary Pathology. a disease in swine and other animals caused by the larvae of certain tapeworms of the genus Taenia. 1
- noun measles (used with a plural verb) the larvae that cause measles in swine and other animals, and that upon maturation produce trichinosis in humans. 1
- noun measles cattle: tapeworm 1
- noun measles An infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin, typically occurring in childhood. 1
- noun 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 and red eyes. 0
- noun measles Any of several other similar diseases, such as German measles. 0
- noun measles (Obsolete (No longer in use)) plural of measle. 0
- noun measles (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Leprosy. 0
- uncountable noun measles Measles is an infectious illness that gives you a high temperature and red spots on your skin. 0
- noun measles a highly contagious viral disease common in children, characterized by fever, profuse nasal discharge of mucus, conjunctivitis, and a rash of small red spots spreading from the forehead down to the limbs 0
- noun measles a disease of cattle, sheep, and pigs, caused by infestation with tapeworm larvae 0
- noun measles an acute, infectious, communicable disease caused by a paramyxovirus and characterized by small, red spots on the skin, high fever, nasal discharge, etc. and occurring most frequently in childhood; rubeola 0
- noun measles any of various similar but milder diseases; esp., rubella (German measles) 0
- noun measles a disease of cattle and hogs, caused by tapeworm larvae in the flesh 0
- noun plural measles tapeworm larvae 0