varicella

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

varicella
    n 1: an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella
         zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and
         body [syn: {chickenpox}, {varicella}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Varicella \Var`i*cel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of LL. variola
   smallpox.] (Med.)
   Chicken pox.
   [1913 Webster]

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