scarlatina

[ skahr-luh-tee-nuh ]

nounPathology.
  1. a mild form of scarlet fever.

Origin of scarlatina

1
1795–1805; <New Latin (febris) scarlatina scarlet fever, derivative of Medieval Latin scarlata scarlet (cloth); see scarlet, -ine1

Other words from scarlatina

  • scar·la·ti·nal, scar·la·ti·nous [skahr-luh-tee-nuhs, skahr-lat-n-uhs], /ˌskɑr ləˈti nəs, skɑrˈlæt n əs/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for scarlatina

scarlatina

/ (ˌskɑːləˈtiːnə) /


noun
  1. the technical name for scarlet fever

Origin of scarlatina

1
C19: from New Latin, from Italian scarlattina, diminutive of scarlatto scarlet

Derived forms of scarlatina

  • scarlatinal, adjective

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