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varicella
/ˌvær.ɪˈsɛl.ə/
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What does varicella mean?
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
- Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌvær.ɪˈsɛl.ə/
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The child showed the rash of varicella twenty-four hours after birth, and passed through the regular coarse of chicken-pox of ten days' duration.