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Varicella

//ˌvæɹɪˈsɛlə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    chicken pox uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid. broadly, uncountable, usually

Etymology

From New Latin varicella, diminutive of variola (“pox”).

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