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Chicken pox
//ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɑks// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). archaic, uncountable, usually
- 2 The highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters. uncountable, usually
"Chickenpox parties, at which children gather so they can all be infected by a child who has the pox, are often held by parents who distrust chickenpox vaccine or want their children to have the stronger immunity that surviving a full-blown infection affords."
- 3 Any disease causing similar symptoms. proscribed, sometimes, uncountable, usually
Etymology
From chicken + pox, under the influence of earlier hen-pox and swinepox, which formed larger blisters.
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