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varicellous

varicellous adjective: having or relating to the disease varicella.

Adjective

varicellous

  1. Having or relating to the disease varicella.
    • The boy sleeping with his varicellous brother would become varicellous.1822, The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal, volume 37, page 333

Questions about varicellous

What does varicellous mean?
Varicellous means having or relating to the disease varicella.
What part of speech is varicellous?
Varicellous is an adjective.

Words near varicellous in the dictionary

  1. varicellar
  2. varicellas
  3. varicellation
  4. varicelliform
  5. varicelloid
  6. varicellous
  7. varicellovirus
  8. varicelloviruses
  9. varices
  10. variciform
  11. varico-

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