chickenpox

or chick·en pox

[ chik-uhn-poks ]

/ ˈtʃɪk ənˌpɒks /

noun

a disease, commonly of children, caused by the varicella zoster virus and characterized by mild headache and fever, malaise, and eruption of blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.

Also called varicella.

Origin of chickenpox

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby chickenpox

chicken-livered, chicken lobster, chicken louse, chicken mushroom, chicken out, chickenpox, chickenpox immune globulin (human), chickenpox virus, chicken run, chickens come home to roost, chickenshit

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for chickenpox

In January, Barbara Walters, 83, suffered from a rare case of chickenpox, leaving her View perch for six weeks.
Did ‘The View’ Just Lose Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck?|Ramin Setoodeh|March 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This forms one of its distinguishing features when chickenpox is compared with smallpox.
The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)|Various
The crystalline eruption was not chickenpox; for the three first cases of it had all gone through chickenpox before.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
If she should do anything so domestic, half Winsted would break out with mumps or chickenpox.
The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted|Katharine Ellis Barrett

In chickenpox preliminary discomfort is absent, or lasts but a few hours before the eruption.
The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)|Various
The eruption appears about the same time in smallpox and not in successive crops, as in chickenpox.
The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chickenpox

chickenpox

/ (ˈtʃɪkɪnˌpɒks) /

noun

a highly communicable viral disease most commonly affecting children, characterized by slight fever and the eruption of a rash

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for chickenpox

chicken pox

A mild but highly contagious disease, caused by a virus and characterized by slight fever and the eruption of blisters on the skin. Chicken pox is classified as a disease of childhood, although it can occur in adults.

notes for chicken pox

Children who have had chicken pox are immune to future infection by the virus that causes it.

Medical definitions for chickenpox

chickenpox

n.

An acute contagious disease, primarily of children, that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus and characterized by skin eruptions, slight fever, and malaise.varicella

Scientific definitions for chickenpox

chickenpox

[ chĭk′ən-pŏks′ ]

A highly contagious infectious disease, usually of children, caused by the varicella-zoster virus of the genus Varicellavirus. The infection is characterized by fever, and itching skin blisters that start on the trunk of the body and spread to the extremities. Also called varicella

单词	chickenpox
释义	chickenpox or chick·en pox [ chik-uhn-poks ] / ˈtʃɪk ənˌpɒks / noun a disease, commonly of children, caused by the varicella zoster virus and characterized by mild headache and fever, malaise, and eruption of blisters on the skin and mucous membranes. Also called varicella. Origin of chickenpox First recorded in 1720–30 Words nearby chickenpox chicken-livered, chicken lobster, chicken louse, chicken mushroom, chicken out, chickenpox, chickenpox immune globulin (human), chickenpox virus, chicken run, chickens come home to roost, chickenshit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chickenpox In January, Barbara Walters, 83, suffered from a rare case of chickenpox, leaving her View perch for six weeks. Did ‘The View’ Just Lose Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck?\|Ramin Setoodeh\|March 8, 2013\|DAILY BEAST This forms one of its distinguishing features when chickenpox is compared with smallpox. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)\|Various The crystalline eruption was not chickenpox; for the three first cases of it had all gone through chickenpox before. A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Creighton If she should do anything so domestic, half Winsted would break out with mumps or chickenpox. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted\|Katharine Ellis Barrett In chickenpox preliminary discomfort is absent, or lasts but a few hours before the eruption. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)\|Various The eruption appears about the same time in smallpox and not in successive crops, as in chickenpox. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for chickenpox chickenpox / (ˈtʃɪkɪnˌpɒks) / noun a highly communicable viral disease most commonly affecting children, characterized by slight fever and the eruption of a rash Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for chickenpox chicken pox A mild but highly contagious disease, caused by a virus and characterized by slight fever and the eruption of blisters on the skin. Chicken pox is classified as a disease of childhood, although it can occur in adults. notes for chicken pox Children who have had chicken pox are immune to future infection by the virus that causes it. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for chickenpox chickenpox n. An acute contagious disease, primarily of children, that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus and characterized by skin eruptions, slight fever, and malaise.varicella The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for chickenpox chickenpox [ chĭk′ən-pŏks′ ] A highly contagious infectious disease, usually of children, caused by the varicella-zoster virus of the genus Varicellavirus. The infection is characterized by fever, and itching skin blisters that start on the trunk of the body and spread to the extremities. Also called varicella The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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