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fifth disease

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
fifth dis-ease
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The manifestation as rashes of an infection by erythrovirus.

Uncountable

Etymology

Historically classified as the fifth of the classical childhood skin rashes or exanthems, after measles, scarlet fever, rubella, and Dukes' disease.

Usage

Synonyms

erythema infectiosum slap face slapcheek slapped cheek syndrome slapped face

Questions

What does fifth disease mean?
The manifestation as rashes of an infection by erythrovirus.
Where does fifth disease come from?
Historically classified as the fifth of the classical childhood skin rashes or exanthems, after measles, scarlet fever, rubella, and Dukes' disease.

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