CHICKEN POX


Meaning of CHICKEN POX in English

Function: noun

Date: 1619

: an acute contagious disease especially of children marked by low-grade fever and formation of vesicles and caused by a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 3 of the genus Varicellovirus ) ― compare SHINGLES

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.