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scarlatinous

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scar⋅la⋅ti⋅na

  [skahr-luh-tee-nuh]
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–noun Pathology.
1. scarlet fever.
2. a mild form of scarlet fever.
Origin:
1795–1805; < NL (febris) scarlatina scarlet fever, deriv. of ML scarlata scarlet (cloth); see scarlet, -ine 1

Related forms:
scar⋅la⋅ti⋅nal, scar⋅la⋅ti⋅nous  [skahr-luh-tee-nuhs, skahr-lat-n-uhs] , adjective
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scarlatina 
1803, from Mod.L. scarlatina (Sydenham, 1676), from It. scarlattina (Lancelotti, 1527), fem. of scarlattino (adj.), dim. of scarlatto "scarlet" (see scarlet). It is a synonym for scarlet fever, not a milder form of it.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: scar·la·ti·na
Pronunciation: "skär-l&-'tE-n&
Function: noun
: SCARLET FEVER —scar·la·ti·nal /-'tEn-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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scarlatina scar·la·ti·na (skär'lə-tē'nə)
n.
See scarlet fever.

scar'la·ti'nal adj.

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