Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: rubella  roo'be-lu
  1. A contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a foetus during the first trimester
    - German measles, three-day measles, epidemic roseola

Derived forms: rubellas

Type of: measles, morbilli, rubeola

Encyclopedia: Rubella, congenital syndrome

Nearest

rubbish bin
rubbish dump
rubbish heap
rubbishy
rubble
rubdown
rube
Rube Goldberg
rubefacient
rubel
rubella
rubella panencephalitis
rubellite
Rubenesque
Rubens
rubeola
Rubia
Rubia cordifolia
Rubia tinctorum
Rubiaceae
rubiaceous plant