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rubella
noun(ru-bel-la)
german measles
rubella
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(ru-bel-la)
an acute contagious virus disease that is caused by a togavirus (species Rubella virus of the genus Rubivirus) and is milder than typical measles but is damaging to the fetus when occurring early in pregnancy —called also rubella

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