# German measles

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Rubella.

## Etymology
First described and distinguished from rubeola, red measles by the German doctor Friedrich Hoffmann in 1740

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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