chicken pox

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Noun

chicken pox (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A common childhood disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), Human alphaherpesvirus 3 (HHV-3).

Synonyms

• varicella

Translations

• French: varicelle
• German: Windpocken
• Italian: varicella
• Portuguese: varicela, catapora
• Russian: ветряна́я о́спа
• Spanish: varicela, (Cuba) china, (Venezuela) lechina, (Chile) peste cristal

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