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Exanthem

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A rash.

The word 'exanthem' comes from the Greek 'exanthema' which means 'a breaking out.' 'Anthos' in Greek is 'a flower,' particularly a flower blossom, so a child breaking out with an rash is likened to a flower bursting into bloom.

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