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Definition of "varicella" []

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "varicella" in a sentence
  • "A virus called varicella zoster lies dormant in the body before emerging later in life when the immune system wanes."
  • "Dr. Festus Akinbami, a consultant paediatrician at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, described chickenpox as a disease that is caused by a virus called varicella zoster."
  • "The shot you're talking about is an immunization against a virus called the varicella-zoster virus."