CHICKEN POX


Meaning of CHICKEN POX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.