the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Chicken pox.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A specific contagious disease, usually of childhood, characterized by an eruption of vesicles of moderate size, filled with a clear, slightly yellowish fluid; chicken-pox: swine-pox.
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n. an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
Word Usage
"A virus called varicella zoster lies dormant in the body before emerging later in life when the immune system wanes."