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noun
An acute, highly contagious pathogenic disease caused by the varicella zoster virus, primarily affecting children and characterized by a widespread eruptive skin rash of itchy blisters;chicken pox
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chickenpox
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pox
History
From New Latin varicella, diminutive of variola (“pox”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
