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English

chicken pox

noun

Meaning

  1. A common childhood disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), Human alphaherpesvirus 3 (HHV-3).

Etymology / origin

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Related words

chickenpox(English)chicken-pox(English)varicella(English)chicken pox party(English)varicella zoster virus(English)chickenpox party(English)variola(English)herpes zoster(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data