scarlatina

noun Pathology.

1. scarlet fever.
2. a mild form of scarlet fever.

noun

1. the technical name for scarlet fever

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. n.

1. scarlet fever