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| poison oak |
a western North American shrub bearing leaves that often resemble oak leaves and secreting an oil that can cause a severe rash on contact. [2 definitions] |
| poison sumac |
a shrub native to swamps of eastern North America bearing pinnate leaves resembling those of sumac and clumps of grayish white berries and secreting an oil that causes a severe rash on contact. |
| pox |
a disease, such as chicken pox, that is characterized by a pustular skin rash. [1/2 definitions] |
| precipitate |
rash or hasty; impetuous. [1/11 definitions] |
| ratbite fever |
either of two infectious diseases transmitted by the bites of rats or other animals, one characterized by inflammation, back and joint pains, headache, and vomiting, and the other by a purplish rash, recurrent fever, and ulceration near the bite. |
| reap the whirlwind |
to suffer the consequences of rash actions or wrongdoing. |
| reckless |
completely heedless of dangers or consequences; rash. [1/2 definitions] |
| Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
a disease caused by a microorganism carried to humans by certain North American ticks that is characterized by high fever, rash, and pain in the muscles and joints. |
| roseola |
a rose-colored rash, such as rubella. |
| scarlatina |
a contagious disease occurring mainly in children, marked by a high fever and a scarlet rash; mild form of scarlet fever. |
| scarlet fever |
an acute contagious disease esp. affecting children, caused by streptococci and characterized by sore throat, fever, and a reddish rash. |
| scrub typhus |
an acute infectious disease of Asia that is transmitted by a mite larva and characterized by fever, rash, skin lesions, and painful swelling of the lymph glands. |
| temerity |
reckless or foolish boldness; rash disregard of danger. |
| typhus |
a serious infectious disease that is transmitted by fleas, mites, and lice and is marked by high fever, headache, delirium, and a red rash. |
| unadvised |
without due consideration or care; ill-advised; rash. [1/2 definitions] |
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