chicken pox

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (archaic, uncountable, usually) The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).
  2. (uncountable, usually) The highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters.
  3. (proscribed, sometimes, uncountable, usually) Any disease causing similar symptoms.

Etimología (Inglés)

From chicken + pox, under the influence of earlier hen-pox and swinepox, which formed larger blisters.

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