varicella

English

the back of a 30-year-old male suffering from chickenpox, with the lesions starting to crust over

Etymology

From New Latin varicella, diminutive of variola (“pox”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun

varicella (usually uncountable, plural varicellas or varicellae)

1. (pathology) chickenpox
2. (loosely) Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid.

Derived terms

• varicella zoster virus
• varicelloid
• varicellous

Translations

chicken pox — see chicken pox

any of various similar diseases

• Finnish: rokko (fi)
• Polish: ospa (pl) f

Interlingua

Noun

varicella (uncountable)

1. chickenpox, varicella

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.riˈt͡ʃɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: va‧ri‧cèl‧la

Noun

varicella f (plural varicelle)

1. (pathology) chickenpox, varicella

Anagrams

• cavillare, cavillerà, vacillare, vacillerà