varicella
[ var-uh-sel-uh ]
/ ˌvær əˈsɛl ə /
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noun Pathology.
Nearby words
- variate,
- variation,
- variative,
- varication,
- variceal,
- varicella encephalitis,
- varicella zoster virus,
- varicella-zoster virus,
- varicellate,
- varicelliform
Origin of varicella
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Colorado had the lowest rates with 81.7 percent for MMR; 80.9 percent for DTaP; and 81.7 percent for varicella.
Varicell′ar, pertaining to varicella; Varicell′oid, resembling varicella.
Special remedies may be indicated in isolated cases, but certainly none such are demanded by the varicella.
Impetigo, impetigo contagiosa, and varicella are all sufficiently common accidents after vaccination.
varicella
/ (ˌværɪˈsɛlə) /
noun
the technical name for chickenpox
Word Origin for varicella
C18: New Latin, irregular diminutive of variola
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varicella
Modern Latin (1764), irregular diminutive of variola (see variola).
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varicella
[ văr′ĭ-sĕl′ə ]
n.
chickenpox
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varicella
[ văr′ĭ-sĕl′ə ]
See chickenpox.
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