scarlatina
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scar·la·ti·na
(skär′lə-tē′nə)n.
See scarlet fever.
[New Latin (febris) scarlatina, scarlet (fever), from Italian scarlattina, feminine of scarlattino, scarlet, diminutive of scarlatto, from Persian saqirlāt; see scarlet.]
scar′la·ti′nal adj.
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scarlatina
(ˌskɑːləˈtiːnə)n
(Pathology) the technical name for scarlet fever
[C19: from New Latin, from Italian scarlattina, diminutive of scarlatto scarlet]
ˌscarlaˈtinal adj
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scar•la•ti•na
(ˌskɑr ləˈti nə)n.
2. a mild form of scarlet fever.
[1795–1805; < New Latin (febris) scarlatina scarlet fever, derivative of Medieval Latin scarlata scarlet (cloth); see scarlet, -ine1]
scar`la•ti′nal, scar•la•ti•nous (ˌskɑr ləˈti nəs, skɑrˈlæt n əs) adj.
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Noun | 1. | scarlatina - an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash contagion, contagious disease - any disease easily transmitted by contact |
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scarlatina
n → Scharlach m
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scarlatina
n escarlatinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.