scarlatina

[ skahr-luh-tee-nuh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. scarlet fever.
2. a mild form of scarlet fever.

scarlatina

/ ˌskɑːləˈtiːnə /

noun

1. See scarlet fever
   the technical name for scarlet fever

Derived Forms

• ˌscarlaˈtinal, adjective

Other Words From

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scarlatina¹

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

Example Sentences

Scarlatina or scarlet fever first appeared in North America in Massachusetts in 1735.

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Atresia etiam consequitur vulnera et inflammationes morborum, ut diphtheritis et scarlatina.

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I had a nodding acquaintance with His Grace, whom I had once attended for scarlatina when he was a midshipman.

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Frequently the development of scrofula has been observed to succeed measles, diphtheria, scarlatina or whooping-cough.

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In an hour or so the village doctor was there, and he expressed an opinion that the girl's ailment was certainly scarlatina.

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