varicella - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

Forum API

- See Also:
- - varec
  - vari-
  - variable
  - variable-geometry
  - variance
  - variant
  - variate
  - variation
  - variationist
  - variceal
  - varicella
  - varices
  - varicocele
  - varicoloured
  - varicose
  - varied
  - variegated
  - varietal
  - varietist
  - variety
  - variety meats
- Settings:
- - Click on word:
    gets translation
    does nothing
- - Recent searches:
    - Save history
    - View All
- Links:
- WR Random Word:
- Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!

varicella

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | in context | images

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
varicella /ˌvarɪˈsɛlə/

▶noun Medicine

1 technical term for chickenpox.

2 (also varicella zoster) a herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles.

– origin C18: mod. L., irregular dimin. of variola.

'varicella' also found in these Oxford entries:

chickenpox - shingles

Forum discussions with the word(s) "varicella" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "varicella".

Ask in the forums yourself.Visit the English Only Forum.

Look up "varicella" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "varicella" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android App

iPhone App

Report an inappropriate ad.