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rubella | rubella \ru*bel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. rubellus reddish.] (Med.) An acute but mild viral infection characterized by a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but attended by only mild respiratory problems or fever; -- called also {German measles}. The infective virus is called Rubella virus, or {Rubivirus}. If contracted by a woman during the first several months of pregnancy, rubella may cause serious abnormalities in the fetus. [1913 Webster +PJC] |
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