scarlatina

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

noun Pathology.

scarlet fever.
a mild form of scarlet fever.

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-nuh s, skahr-lat-n-uh s] /ˌskɑr ləˈti nəs, skɑrˈlæt n əs/, adjective

Words nearby scarlatina

scargill, scarification, scarificator, scarify, scarious, scarlatina, scarlatina hemorrhagica, scarlatinella, scarlatiniform, scarlatinoid, scarlatti

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British Dictionary definitions for scarlatinal

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

Medical definitions for scarlatinal

scarlatina
[ skär′lə-tē′nə ]

n.

scarlet fever

Other words from scarlatina

scar′la•ti′nal adj.