Scarlatina

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scarlatina
       n : an acute communicable disease (usually in children)
           characterized by fever and a red rash [syn: {scarlet
           fever}]