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scarlatina
[ skahr-luh-tee-nuh ]
scarlatina
/ ˌskɑːləˈtiːnə /
noun
- the technical name for scarlet fever
Derived Forms
- ˌscarlaˈtinal, adjective
Other Words From
- scarla·tinal scar·la·ti·nous [skahr-l, uh, -, tee, -n, uh, s, skahr-, lat, -n-, uh, s], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of scarlatina1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scarlatina1
Example Sentences
Scarlet fever, also called scarlatina, is not usually serious and can be treated with antibiotics.
Sometimes known as scarlatina, the condition gets its name from the diffuse red rash that is characteristic of the infection; the rash generally fades after about a week.
Obsessive to prove himself in his war on scarlatina, diphtheria, pneumonia and typhoid, Brosan became a tyrant against all filth.
The hyaline degeneration of muscular fibre is found in certain febrile diseases, as typhoid and typhus fevers, scarlatina, variola, and cerebro-spinal meningitis.
After death by smallpox, plague, typhus, cholera, scarlatina, diphtheria, and measles the funerals should be private and the bodies should not be taken to the church.
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