- German measles virus
- 德国麻疹病毒,风疹病毒
Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
German measles virus
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German measles — n pl but sing or pl in constr an acute contagious disease that is milder than typical measles but is damaging to the fetus when occurring early in pregnancy and that is caused by a togavirus (species Rubella virus of the genus Rubivirus) called… … Medical dictionary
German measles (historical note) — In 1941 N. M. Gregg, an Australian ophthalmologist, recognized that infection of the mother with German measles (rubella) during early pregnancy could malform an embryo and cause a characteristic syndrome of congenital malformations. The first… … Medical dictionary
German measles — rubella u*bel la, n. [NL., fr. L. rubellus reddish.] (Med.) An acute but mild viral infection characterized by a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but attended by only mild respiratory problems or fever; called also {German … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
German measles vaccine — vaccine which protects against the virus which causes German measles … English contemporary dictionary
German measles — a mild highly contagious virus infection, mainly of childhood, causing enlargement of lymph nodes in the neck and a widespread pink rash. The disease is spread by close contact with a patient. After an incubation period of 2–3 weeks a headache,… … The new mediacal dictionary
German measles — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: circa 1875 an acute contagious disease that is caused by a virus (species Rubella virus of the genus Rubivirus, family Togaviridae) and is milder than typical measles but is damaging to the … New Collegiate Dictionary
Measles — Classification and external resources ICD 10 B05 ICD … Wikipedia
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
Measles — An acute and highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash. Measles, also known as rubeola, is a potentially disastrous disease. It can be complicated by ear infections, pneumonia,… … Medical dictionary
virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA … Universalium
measles — /mee zeuhlz/, n. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Pathol. a. an acute infectious disease occurring mostly in children, characterized by catarrhal and febrile symptoms and an eruption of small red spots; rubeola. b. any of certain other eruptive… … Universalium
