varicella (redirected from Varicella Zoster)

var·i·cel·la  (vr-sl)

n.

See chickenpox.

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[New Latin, diminutive of variola, variola; see variola.]

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vari·celloid (-sloid) adj.

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varicella  (vr-sl)

See chickenpox.

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Noun

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varicella - 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