rubella

noun

ru·​bel·​la rü-ˈbe-lə How to pronounce rubella (audio)

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Perhaps rubella would return, infecting pregnant women, whose children could be born blind or with heart defects. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025 But its bread and butter is funding the kind of routine vaccines given to infants in rich countries as a matter of course, like the polio vaccine or the measles and rubella vaccines. Dylan Matthews, Vox, 6 July 2024 Even though rubella has been totally eliminated from the U.S., immunization continues because of rubella in other countries. Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023 Americans developed herd immunity for mumps, measles, rubella and other infections because, for decades, more than 90% of children received vaccinations. Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2020 See all Example Sentences for rubella 

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, feminine of rubellus reddish, from ruber red — more at red

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rubella was in 1866

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“Rubella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubella. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

rubella

noun
ru·​bel·​la rü-ˈbel-ə How to pronounce rubella (audio)

Medical Definition

rubella

noun
ru·​bel·​la rü-ˈbel-ə How to pronounce rubella (audio)

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