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scarlatina

[ skahr-luh-tee-nuh ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a mild form of scarlet fever.


scarlatina

/ ˌskɑːləˈtiːnə /

noun

  1. the technical name for scarlet fever
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌscarlaˈtinal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • scarla·tinal scar·la·ti·nous [skahr-l, uh, -, tee, -n, uh, s, skahr-, lat, -n-, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scarlatina1

1795–1805; < New Latin ( febris ) scarlatina scarlet fever, derivative of Medieval Latin scarlata scarlet (cloth); scarlet, -ine 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scarlatina1

C19: from New Latin, from Italian scarlattina, diminutive of scarlatto scarlet
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Example Sentences

Scarlet fever, also called scarlatina, is not usually serious and can be treated with antibiotics.

From BBC

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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