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  1. 1. n. Leprosy; also, a leper. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A contagious febrile disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots, which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised above the surface, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually decline; rubeola. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A disease of cattle and swine in which the flesh is filled with the embryos of different varieties of the tapeworm. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A disease of trees. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The larvae of any tapeworm (Taenia) in the cysticerus stage, when contained in meat. Called also bladder worms. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n:100 n. an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children Source: ecdict

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