ALL meanings of chicken pox
chick·en pox
C c - noun chicken pox 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. 1
- noun chicken pox (pathology) A common childhood disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), Human herpesvirus 3 (HHV-3). 0