scarlatina

[ skahr-luh-tee-nuh ]

/ ˌskɑr ləˈti nə /

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noun Pathology.

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Origin of scarlatina

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

Words nearby scarlatina

Scargill, scarification, scarificator, scarify, scarious, scarlatina, scarlatinoid, Scarlatti, scarlet, scarlet clematis, scarlet cup

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How to use scarlatina in a sentence

Scarlatina or scarlet fever first appeared in North America in Massachusetts in 1735.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Atresia etiam consequitur vulnera et inflammationes morborum, ut diphtheritis et scarlatina.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
I had a nodding acquaintance with His Grace, whom I had once attended for scarlatina when he was a midshipman.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893|Various
Frequently the development of scrofula has been observed to succeed measles, diphtheria, scarlatina or whooping-cough.
Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated|Max Birnbaum

In an hour or so the village doctor was there, and he expressed an opinion that the girl's ailment was certainly scarlatina.
The Small House at Allington|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for scarlatina

scarlatina

/ (ˌskɑːləˈtiːnə) /

noun

the technical name for scarlet fever

Derived forms of scarlatina

scarlatinal, adjective

Word Origin for scarlatina

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

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