canker rash

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Canker rash. See in the Vocabulary.

Nettle rash. See Urticaria.

Rose rash. See Roseola.

Tooth rash. See Red-gum. [1913 Webster]


Canker rash \Can"ker rash`\ (Med.) A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid sore throat. [1913 Webster]
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