Definition of "measles" in Englisch

noun

1. (pathology) An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.

2. (pathology, obsolete) Any disease causing red rashes.

3. (obsolete) Used as an intensifier.

4. (veterinary medicine) Synonym of cysticercosis: A disease of livestock or meat caused by the presence of tapeworm larvae.

5. (botany, obsolete) Any disease causing a tree's bark to become rough and irregular.

6. (medicine) plural of measle: a red spot forming part of a rash, (now) particularly those caused by M. morbillivirus.

   • Others take a fether, and dippe it in the saide water, and therwith they annoynte all the Measells of the Face when they are come forth.

7. (figuratively) plural of measle: any similar-looking red spot, particularly (printing) foxing.

8. (veterinary medicine) plural of measle: the individual cysts of cysticercosis.

9. (botany, obsolete) plural of measle: the individual blisters in the surface of a diseased tree's bark.

10. (US, espionage jargon) A discreet assassination made to look like death from any natural cause.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of measle

noun

1. (obsolete) plural of measle

2. (obsolete) Alternative form of mesels: Leprosy.