"varicella" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: varicellas [plural], varicellae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: From New Latin varicella, diminutive of variola (“pox”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|varicella}} New Latin varicella Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|varicellae}} varicella (usually uncountable, plural varicellas or varicellae)
  1. (pathology) chicken pox Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Pathology, Viral diseases
    Sense id: en-varicella-en-noun-sf86SGIW Disambiguation of Viral diseases: 78 22 Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 54 46 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. (loosely) Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid. Tags: broadly, uncountable, usually Translations (any of various similar diseases): rokko (Finnish), ospa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-varicella-en-noun-zQdH~eET Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'any of various similar diseases': 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: varicella zoster virus, varicelloid, varicellous

Inflected forms

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