varicella
[var-uh-sel-uh]
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Origin of varicella
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Contemporary Examples of varicella
Colorado had the lowest rates with 81.7 percent for MMR; 80.9 percent for DTaP; and 81.7 percent for varicella.
Historical Examples of varicella
Varicell′ar, pertaining to varicella; Varicell′oid, resembling varicella.
Impetigo, impetigo contagiosa, and varicella are all sufficiently common accidents after vaccination.
Special remedies may be indicated in isolated cases, but certainly none such are demanded by the varicella.
varicella
- the technical name for chickenpox
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Word Origin for varicella
C18: New Latin, irregular diminutive of variola
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Word Origin and History for varicella
Modern Latin (1764), irregular diminutive of variola (see variola).
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varicella
(văr′ĭ-sĕl′ə)- chickenpox
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varicella
[văr′ĭ-sĕl′ə]
- See chickenpox.
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