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1. (n.) chickenpox
a disease, commonly of children, caused by the varicella zoster virus and characterized by fever and the eruption of blisters.
Etymology: (1720–30)
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1. (noun) chickenpox, varicella
an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
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1. chickenpox
A highly contagious infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). It usually affects children, is spread by direct contact or respiratory route via droplet nuclei, and is characterized by the appearance on the skin and mucous membranes of successive crops of typical pruritic vesicular lesions that are easily broken and become scabbed. Chickenpox is relatively benign in children, but may be complicated by pneumonia and encephalitis in adults. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
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