mea‧sles /ˈmiːzəlz/ (also the measles) noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch masel 'measles spot' (influenced by mesel 'leper' (13-16 centuries))]
an infectious illness in which you have a fever and small red spots on your face and body. People often have measles when they are children.
⇒ German measles

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