Definitions for rubellas

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rubellas ru·bel·la

Spelling: [roo-bel-uh]

IPA: /ruˈbɛl ə/

Rubellas is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 308 anagrams from letters in rubellas (abellrsu).

Definitions for rubellas

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 rubellas

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

Examples for rubellas

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

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

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

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

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

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