VARICELLA


Meaning of VARICELLA in English

[ ˌvarɪ'sɛlə ]

■ noun Medicine

1》 technical term for chickenpox .

2》 (also ~ zoster ) a herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles.

Origin

C18: mod. L., irregular dimin. of variola .

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