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Topic: ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

Date: 1800-1900
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Latin rubellus 'reddish', from ruber 'red'

rubella

 noun
     
ru‧bel‧la [uncountable]
medicalMI an infectious disease that causes red spots on your body, and can damage an unborn child [= German measles]
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