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fifth disease
noun
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Word History
from its enumeration as the fifth of five exanthematous childhood diseases known at the time of its description
circa 1941, in the meaning defined above
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“Fifth disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fifth%20disease. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
fifth disease
nouncalled also erythema infectiosum
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