measle

noun

mea·​sle ˈmē-zəl How to pronounce measle (audio)
: a cysticercus tapeworm larva
specifically : one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal

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That age group represents a third of measles cases, the WHO says. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 Most parents have never watched a baby struggle through pertussis or rotavirus or seen a child hospitalized with complications of measles. — CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Schmit has written about the role of state policy in fostering health information exchange and its benefits to the public, such as tracking measles outbreaks. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending one of its scientists to Pennsylvania to help curb the state’s growing measles outbreak, a CDC spokesperson said Thursday. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for measle

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Etymology

singular of measles

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of measle was in 1863

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measle

noun
mea·​sle ˈmē-zəl How to pronounce measle (audio)
: cysticercus
specifically : one found in the muscles of a domesticated mammal
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