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scarlatina
[ skahr-luh-tee-nuh ]
scarlatina
/ ˌɑːəˈپːə /
noun
- the technical name for scarlet fever
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- l·پn ··پ·Դdzܲ [skahr-l, uh, -, tee, -n, uh, s, skahr-, lat, -n-, uh, s], 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.
For though the connection between milk and scarlatina and typhoid fever had been known for years and variously studied, no observation of the kind had yet been made in regard to diphtheria.
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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