English edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, in, intra) + ἄνθος (ánthos, flower), i.e. “efflorescence from within”. Compare enanthem.

Noun edit

enanthesis (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) An eruption on the skin from internal disease, such as scarlet fever or measles.
    Antonym: exanthesis