scarlatina

[skahr-luh-tee-nuh]

noun

Pathology.

1. scarlet fever.

2. a mild form of scarlet fever.

scarlatina

/ ˌskɑːləˈtiːnə /

noun

1. the technical name for scarlet fever

Other Word Forms

• scarlatinal adjective
• scarlatinous adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scarlatina¹

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

Example Sentences

Scarlet fever, also called scarlatina, is not usually serious and can be treated with antibiotics.

From BBC

Sometimes known as scarlatina, the condition gets its name from the diffuse red rash that is characteristic of the infection; the rash generally fades after about a week.

From Scientific American

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

From Newsweek

Only in the hospital cases, complicated by erysipelas and scarlatina convalescence, may grave results be anticipated.

From Project Gutenberg

After death by smallpox, plague, typhus, cholera, scarlatina, diphtheria, and measles the funerals should be private and the bodies should not be taken to the church.

From Project Gutenberg