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scarlatina

American  
[skahr-luh-tee-nuh] / ˌskɑr ləˈti nə /

noun

Pathology.
  1. scarlet fever.

  2. a mild form of scarlet fever.


scarlatina British  
/ 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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Etymology

Origin of scarlatina

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

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As healthy as my lifestyle seemed, I contracted measles, mumps, rubella, a type of viral meningitis, scarlatina, whooping cough, yearly tonsillitis, and chickenpox.

From Slate Jan. 6, 2014

Obsessive to prove himself in his war on scarlatina, diphtheria, pneumonia and typhoid, Brosan became a tyrant against all filth.

From Newsweek

They also took sick with colds, fevers, measles, scarlatina, scarlet fever, chicken-pox—in the springtime.

From Time Magazine Archive

In measles the rash begins on the face; in scarlatina, on the neck and chest.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

If scarlatina occur during a severe attack of entero-colitis attended by purging, the defluxion from the external surface may be such that no efflorescence appears.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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