rubella
pronunciation
How to pronounce rubella in British English:
UK [ru:ˈbelə]
How to pronounce rubella in American English:
US [ruˈbɛlə]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- rubella (n.)
- "German measles," 1883, Modern Latin, literally "rash," from neuter plural of Latin rubellus "reddish," diminutive of ruber "red" (see red (adj.1)).
Example
- 1. Who also wants to tackle rubella and measles together .
- 2. These vaccines protect you from getting infected with rubella .
- 3. Very few children who have this vaccine catch measles , mumps or rubella .
- 4. You can get single vaccines against measles , mumps , and rubella .
- 5. Having the mmr or single rubella vaccine makes your body produce substances called antibodies in your blood .