Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun varicella

1 sense of varicella

Sense 1
chickenpox, varicella -- (an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body)
       => pox -- (a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks)