'Varicella' definitions:
Definition of 'varicella'
(from WordNet)
noun
An acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body [syn: chickenpox, varicella]
Definition of 'Varicella'
From: GCIDE
- Varicella \Var`i*cel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of LL. variola smallpox.] (Med.) Chicken pox. [1913 Webster]