anthema

US: (an thē′mə, an′thə-)

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an•the•ma  (an thē′mə, an′thə-), n., pl. an•the•ma•ta (an thē′mə tə, -them′ə tə), an•the•mas. [Pathol.]

1. Pathology exanthema.
2. Pathology an eruption of the skin.

• Greek ánthēma efflorescence, equivalent. to ánthē, verbid stem of antheîn to bloom (see antho-) + -ma noun, nominal suffix of result