See Also: roseola(medicine)
roseola(dictionary)
Roseola infantilis(medicine)
Roseola infantum(medicine)
epidemic roseola(medicine)
idiopathic roseola(medicine)
syphilitic roseola(medicine)
Roseola infantum(health)

handful (oh) and roseola (medicine)


handful (oh)



[C] an amount that you can hold in your hand
handful of
ĦĦThe boy picked up a handful of stones and started throwing them at us.
a handful of sth
a very small number of people or things
ĦĦThere were only a handful of people there.
be a handful
informal someone, especially a child, who is a handful is difficult to control
ĦĦShe's a lovely child, but she can be a bit of a handful sometimes.

roseola (medicine)


roseola
<paediatrics> Also called baby measles. This is a nonserious but common childhood viral infection that starts with a high fever and swollen lymph glands. After 24 hours, the fever breaks and the child develops a red rash on the neck and trunk.