German measles
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Rubella.jpg/220px-Rubella.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]First described and distinguished from rubeola, red measles by the German doctor Friedrich Hoffmann in 1740
Noun
[edit]German measles pl (plural only)
Usage notes
[edit]- Plural in form; usually used with a singular verb.
Translations
[edit]the disease rubella — see rubella