varicella
/ˌværɪˈselə/noun
mass noun
1- Medicine technical term for CHICKENPOX.【医】〈技〉同CHICKENPOX.
1.1
- （亦作varicella-zoster）a herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles; herpes zoster疱疹病毒; 带状疱疹。
词源
late 18th cent.: modern Latin, irregular diminutive of VARIOLA.