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▸ noun:  (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.
▸ noun:  (pathology, obsolete) Any disease causing red rashes.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) Used as an intensifier.
▸ noun:  (veterinary medicine) Synonym of cysticercosis: A disease of livestock or meat caused by the presence of tapeworm larvae.
▸ noun:  (botany, obsolete) Any disease causing a tree's bark to become rough and irregular.
▸ noun:  (US, espionage jargon) A discreet assassination made to look like death from any natural cause.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) Alternative form of mesels: Leprosy.

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