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var·i·cel·la
(văr′ĭ-sĕl′ə)n.
See chickenpox.
[New Latin, diminutive of variola, variola; see variola.]
var′i·cel′loid′ (-sĕl′oid′) adj.
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varicella
(ˌværɪˈsɛlə)n
(Pathology) the technical name for chickenpox
[C18: New Latin, irregular diminutive of variola]
ˌvariˈcellar adj
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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]
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var·i·cel·la
(văr′ĭ-sĕl′ə) See chickenpox.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks |
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var·i·cel·la
n. varicela. V.: chickenpox
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varicella
n varicelaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.