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# rubella

«rubella» in Mova's school dictionary: **an illness caused by a virus that gives a red spotty rash…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (rubella — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Rubella, also called German measles, is an illness caused by a virus that gives a red spotty rash and fever; it is usually mild in children but dangerous for unborn babies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubella/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons, the MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Phrases: MMR vaccine, catch rubella, German measles.

### examples

- Rubella is also called German measles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubella/#x1)
- The MMR jab protects against rubella. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubella/#x2)
- Rubella causes a pink spotty rash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubella/#x3)
- Rubella can harm unborn babies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubella/#x4)
- Few children catch rubella because of vaccines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubella/#x5)
- The doctor checked whether it was rubella. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubella/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Say roo-BEL-uh. Not the same illness as measles, despite the name.

### In the corpora

- [The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella in two doses in early childhood.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/29-vaccinations-and-why/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rubella» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rubella/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.