‖ rubella Path.
(ruːˈbɛlə)
[mod.L., neut. pl. of rubellus reddish.]
German measles. Cf. rubeola 3. Also attrib.
| 1883 Quain Dict. Med. 927 The rash of..rubella closely resembles the eruption of measles. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 118 As a rule rubella runs its course without complications. 1962 A. Sorsby in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism Rel. Cataract 298 Congenital cataract..can be caused by such frankly environmental disturbances as maternal rubella. 1970 Nature 11 Apr. 172/1 Growth retardation occurs in rabbits congenitally infected with rubella virus. 1971 Where Sept. 271/1 Blindness..in an increasing proportion of cases..is linked with additional handicaps such as deafness, cerebral palsy or mental retardation (for example, ‘rubella’ babies often have more than one handicap). |