scarlatinoid

American

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

adjective

Pathology.

resembling scarlatina or its eruptions.

Other Word Forms

postscarlatinoid

adjective

Etymology

Origin of scarlatinoid

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

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scarlatinoid

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 Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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