Medical Dictionary

deflorescence

noun de·flo·res·cence
\ˌdef-lə-ˈres-ən(t)s; ˌdē-ˌflōr-ˈes-, -ˌflr-\

Medical Definition of DEFLORESCENCE

:  the fading or disappearance of the eruption in an exanthematous disease

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