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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

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

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

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

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

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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