Scarlet-fever
21scarlet fever — (scarlatina; skar let) A disease that results from infection with a strain of Streptococcus pyogenes that carries a lysogenic phage with the gene for erythrogenic (rash inducing) toxin. The toxin causes shedding of the skin. This is a… …
22scarlet fever — infectious childhood disease which is accompanied by a red spotting on the skin …
23scarlet-fever — n. Scarlatina …
24scarlet fever — also scar.la.ti.na noun (U) a serious infectious illness that causes a sore throat and red spots on your skin …
25scarlet fever — scar′let fe′ver n. pat a contagious febrile disease caused by streptococci and characterized by a red rash • Etymology: 1670–80 …
26scarlet fever — Piwa ula ula …
27Scarlet — or Scarlett (often used interchangeably) may refer to a number of things or people:Things * Scarlet (color), a bright shade of red * Scarlet (cloth), a type of woollen cloth common in medieval England * Scarlet (magazine), a women s magazine in… …
28Scarlet — Scar let, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread. [1913 Webster] {Scarlet admiral} (Zo[ o]l.), the red admiral. See under {Red}. Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers; scarlet… …
29Scarlet admiral — Scarlet Scar let, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread. [1913 Webster] {Scarlet admiral} (Zo[ o]l.), the red admiral. See under {Red}. Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers;… …
30Scarlet fish — Scarlet Scar let, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread. [1913 Webster] {Scarlet admiral} (Zo[ o]l.), the red admiral. See under {Red}. Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers;… …