# roseola infantum

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A childhood disease caused by human herpesvirus, and characterised by a high-grade fever and a rash which appears as the fever is seemingly resolving.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin roseola īnfantum (“a rosy (rash) of the infant”).

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