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 ru·bel·la /ruˈbɛlə/
 風疹

 ru·bel·la /ruˈbɛlə/ 名詞
 (病毒性)風疹

 ru·bel·la n.  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.
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 rubella
      n : a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles
          lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus
          during the first trimester [syn: German measles, three-day
          measles, epidemic roseola]