noun
- a contagious viral disease that causes fever and itchy red spots on the skin, especially common in children
Usage: medical
Examples
- My daughter caught chickenpox from her classmate at school.
- The doctor said the chickenpox vaccine would prevent the disease.
- Children with chickenpox should stay home until all the blisters have scabbed over.
- She had chickenpox when she was five years old.
- The chickenpox outbreak affected several students in the elementary school.
- Most people only get chickenpox once in their lifetime.