enanthesis

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, in, intra) + ἄνθος (ánthos, flower), i.e. “efflorescence from within”. Compare enanthem.

Noun

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enanthesis (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) An eruption on the skin from internal disease, such as scarlet fever or measles.
    Antonym: exanthesis