rubella
noun/ruːˈbelə/
/ruːˈbelə/
(also German measles)
[uncountable]- a mild disease that causes a sore throat (= a painful throat because of an infection) and red spots all over the body. It can seriously affect babies born to women who catch it soon after they become pregnant.Topics Health problemsc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: modern Latin, neuter plural of Latin rubellus ‘reddish’.
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