scarlatinous

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• Scarlatinous — Scarlatina Scar la*ti na, n. [NL.: cf. F. scarlatine. See {Scarlet}.] (Med.) Scarlet fever. {Scar la*ti nal}, a. {Scar*lat i*nous} (# or #), a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Scarlet fever — EMedicine2|emerg|518 MeshID = D012541Scarlet fever is a disease caused by an exotoxin released by Streptococcus pyogenes . It is characterized by sore throat, fever, a strawberry tongue , and a fine sandpaper rash over the upper body that may… …   Wikipedia

• scarlatina — scarlatinal, scarlatinous /skahr leuh tee neuhs, skahr lat n euhs/, adj. /skahr leuh tee neuh/, n. Pathol. 1. See scarlet fever. 2. a mild form of scarlet fever. [1795 1805; < NL (febris) scarlatina scarlet fever, deriv. of ML scarlata scarlet… …   Universalium