canker rash

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canker rash - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rash \Rash\, n. [OF. rasche an eruption, scurf, F. rache; fr.
     (assumed) LL. rasicare to scratch, fr. L. radere, rasum, to
     scrape, scratch, shave. See Rase, and cf. Rascal.] (Med.)
     A fine eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or
     no elevation.
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     Canker rash. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Nettle rash. See Urticaria.
  
     Rose rash. See Roseola.
  
     Tooth rash. See Red-gum.
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  Canker rash \Can"ker rash`\ (Med.)
     A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid
     sore throat.
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