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scarlatina definition

scar·la·tina (skär′lə tē′nə)

noun

a mild form of scarlet fever

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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