chicken pox
Meaning
- (archaic, uncountable, usually) The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).
- (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.
- (proscribed, sometimes, uncountable, usually) Any disease causing similar symptoms.
Synonyms
Translations
varicelle
waterpokken
varicella
Varizellen
varicela
suçiçeği
ανεμοβλογιά
sorik
cataporaEtymology
From chicken + pox, under the influence of earlier hen-pox and swinepox, which formed larger blisters.
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