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scarlatina
[skahr-luh-tee-nuh]
scarlatina
/ ˌɑːəˈپːə /
noun
the technical name for scarlet fever
Other Word Forms
- scarlatinal adjective
- scarlatinous adjective
- ˌˈپԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of scarlatina1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scarlatina1
Example Sentences
Scarlet fever, also called scarlatina, is not usually serious and can be treated with antibiotics.
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.
Obsessive to prove himself in his war on scarlatina, diphtheria, pneumonia and typhoid, Brosan became a tyrant against all filth.
I have seen a young woman in the fever hospital suffering from a second attack of scarlatina, the first attack having occurred five weeks previously.
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.
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