Definitions for rubella

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rubella ru·bel·la

Spelling: [roo-bel-uh]

IPA: /ruˈbɛl ə/

Rubella is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 145 anagrams from letters in rubella (abellru).

Definitions for rubella

noun

1. a usually mild contagious viral disease characterized by fever, mild upper respiratory congestion, and a fine red rash lasting a few days: if contracted by a woman during early pregnancy, it may cause serious damage to the fetus.

Origin of rubella

1880-85; New Latin, noun use of neuter plural of Latin rubellus reddish, derivative of ruber red¹; for formation see castellum

Examples for rubella

It is currently administered as one of the components of the MMR vaccine (along with measles and rubella).

Instead, the concerns reflect the fact that unlike measles or diphtheria or rubella, HPV is not spread by casual contact.

From 1962-1965, there was a worldwide epidemic of rubella, the so-called “German measles.”

Thus the infants likely exposed countless health-care workers to large amounts of rubella virus.

German measles, or rubella, is a distinct disease and has nothing to do with ordinary measles.

So too with rubella: the U.S. was certified as rubella-free in 2004, meaning that no cases were seen in persons residing here.