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varicella
(redirected from Varicella Zoster)

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var·i·cel·la  (vr-sl)
n.
See chickenpox.
[New Latin, diminutive of variola, variola; see variola.]
vari·celloid (-sloid) adj.
varicella [ˌværɪˈsɛlə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) the technical name for chickenpox
[New Latin, irregular diminutive of variola]
varicellar  adj
varicella  (vr-sl)
See chickenpox.
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Noun1.varicella - an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virusvaricella - an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
chickenpox
pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
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