SCARLATINA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash

Synonyms:

scarlatina; scarlet fever

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("scarlatina" is a kind of...):

contagion; contagious disease (any disease easily transmitted by contact)

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