Chickenpox
Chickenpox noun - An acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body.
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Synonyms for Chickenpox
Varicella is a synonym for chickenpox. In some cases you can use "Varicella" instead a noun "Chickenpox".
Varicella
Varicella noun - An acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body.
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Synonyms for Varicella
Chickenpox is a synonym for varicella. You can use "Chickenpox" instead a noun "Varicella".
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Theme Naming: Varicella and Variola are both named after diseases: varicella is Latin for "chickenpox", variola means "smallpox".
Source: Video Game / Varicella - Interactive Fiction game Varicella has its title character share a name with chickenpox.
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