rubelliformadj.
/ruːˈbɛlᵻfɔːm/, /rᵿˈbɛlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ruˈbɛləˌfɔrm/ Medicine.
Resembling (the rash of) rubella.
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rubeoloid1820
rubeoliform1837
morbilliform1879
rubelliform1896
morbillary1900
1896 F. P. Foster Ref.-bk. Pract. Therapeutics I. 124/1 Various exanthemata sometimes ensue, such as erythema, urticaria, scarlatiniform and rubelliform eruptions, and..petechiæ.
1938 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 May 1005/1 A third more prolonged, febrile type appears with headache and constitutional disturbance, often with eruptions, the commonest being erythematous, maculo-papular, or rubelliform.
1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 28 Mar. 704/2 Recovery of Types 4 and 7 adenovirus from the urine of patients with rubelliform illness and Type 1 adenovirus from the urine of a vaccinated child has been reported.
1995 L. M. Tierney et al. Current Med. Diagnosis & Treatm. (ed. 34) xxx. 1155/1 Most [echoviruses] cause aseptic meningitis, which may be associated with a rubelliform rash.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1896