varicella

2 definitions found

varicella - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Varicella \Var`i*cel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of LL. variola
     smallpox.] (Med.)
     Chicken pox.
     [1913 Webster]

varicella - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  varicella
      n 1: an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella
           zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and
           body [syn: chickenpox, varicella]