scarlatina

(skär′lə tē′nə)

noun

a mild form of scarlet fever

Origin: ModL < ML (febris) scarlatina, scarlet (fever)

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See scarlatina in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: New Latin (febris) scarlatina, scarlet (fever)

Origin: , from Italian scarlattina

Origin: , feminine of scarlattino, scarlet, diminutive of scarlatto

Origin: , from Persian saqirlāt; see scarlet

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