scarlatina

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  • Noun:
    an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash

Word Origin

scarlatina (n.)
1803, from Modern Latin scarlatina (Sydenham, 1676), from Italian scarlattina (Lancelotti, 1527), fem. of scarlattino (adj.), diminutive of scarlatto "scarlet" (see scarlet). It is a synonym for scarlet fever, not a milder form of it. Related: Scarlattinal.

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