Varicella
/ˌvæɹɪˈsɛlə/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 chicken pox uncountable, usually
- 2 an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body wordnet
- 3 Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid. broadly, uncountable, usually
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From New Latin varicella, diminutive of variola (“pox”).