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chickenpox

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chick·en·pox or chicken pox  (chkn-pks)
n.
An acute contagious disease, primarily of children, that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus and characterized by skin eruptions, slight fever, and malaise. Also called varicella.

[Perhaps in allusion to the mildness of the disease as contrasted with smallpox.]

chickenpox [ˈtʃɪkɪnˌpɒks]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a highly communicable viral disease most commonly affecting children, characterized by slight fever and the eruption of a rash

chick′en•pox` or chick′en pox`,

n.
a disease, commonly of children, caused by the varicella zoster virus and characterized by fever and the eruption of blisters.
Also called varicella.
[1720–30]

chickenpox  (chkn-pks)
A highly contagious infectious disease, usually of children, caused by the varicella-zoster virus of the genus Varicellavirus. The infection is characterized by fever, and itching skin blisters that start on the trunk of the body and spread to the extremities. Also called varicella.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chickenpox - an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster viruschickenpox - an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
Translations
chickenpox [ˈtʃɪkɪnpɒks] Nvaricela f

chickenpox [ˈtʃɪkɪnpɒks] nvaricelle f
chicken run npoulailler m
chicken wing naile f de poulet
chicken wire ngrillage m
chick flick ncomédie f romantique
chick lit n littérature dépeignant sur un ton humoristique et cru le quotidien et la vie amoureuse de jeunes femmes célibataires de la classe moyenne urbaine

chickenpox [ˈtʃɪkɪnˌpɒks] nvaricella

chickenpox جدرى مائى plané neštovice skoldkopper Windpocken ανεμοβλογιά varicela vesirokko varicelle vodene kozice varicella 水疱瘡 수두 waterpokken vannkopper ospa wietrzna catapora, varicela ветрянка vattkoppor โรคอีสุกอีใส suçiçeği bệnh thủy đậu 水痘
chick·en·pox
n.  varicela, enfermedad viral contagiosa que se manifiesta gen. en la infancia y se caracteriza por una erupción que se convierte en pequeñas vesículas;
  pop. viruelas locas.


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