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scarlatinoid

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[skahr-luh-tee-noid, skahr-lat-n-oid] / ˌskɑr ləˈti nɔɪd, skɑrˈlæt nˌɔɪd /

adjective

Pathology.
  1. resembling scarlatina or its eruptions.


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Origin of scarlatinoid

First recorded in 1885–90; scarlatin(a) + -oid

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Erythematous and scarlatinoid; usually no febrile disturbance, and desquamation seldom follows.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

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