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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
Noun
an infectious viral disease, usually affecting children, which produces an itchy rash
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.
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Noun1.chickenpoxchickenpox - an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
varicella
pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
Translations
chickenpox [ˈtʃɪkɪnpɔks] n → varicela
chickenpox [ˈtʃɪkɪnpɔks] chicken n → varicelle f
chickenpox [ˈtʃɪkɪnpɔks] chicken n → Windpocken pl
chickenpox [ˈtʃɪkɪnpɔks] n → varicella


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