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German measles
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German measles
(noun)
German measles
noun
German measles
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GERMAN MEASLES
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:
a disease that is less severe than typical measles but that can harm an unborn child if the mother gets the disease when she is pregnant
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called also
rubella
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