Varicella

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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