noun Pathology.
- scarlet fever.
- a mild form of scarlet fever.
noun
- 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.
- scarlet fever