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varicellas

varicellas is the plural of varicella.

Meaning of varicella

Noun

varicella (usually uncountable, plural varicellas or varicellae)

  1. (usually) An acute, highly contagious pathogenic disease caused by the varicella zoster virus, primarily affecting children and characterized by a widespread eruptive skin rash of itchy blisters;chicken pox
  2. (broadly, usually) Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid.

Questions about varicellas

What is varicellas the plural of?
Varicellas is the plural of varicella.

Words near varicellas in the dictionary

  1. varicella zoster virus
  2. varicella zoster viruses
  3. varicella-zoster virus
  4. varicellae
  5. varicellar
  6. varicellas
  7. varicellation
  8. varicelliform
  9. varicelloid
  10. varicellous
  11. varicellovirus

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