Enanthem (Noun)
Meaning
Eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The presence of an enanthem on the inside of her cheek was the first visible symptom of hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
- Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is characterized by a combination of skin lesions and oral enanthem.
- Enanthems often develop in the mouth and throat areas during measles infection.
- Rubella infection can cause enanthems to appear on the mucous membranes, particularly inside the mouth.
- Mucocutaneous manifestations of coxsackievirus A infection may include an enanthem in the buccal mucosa.