‖ varicella Path.
(værɪˈsɛlə)
[mod.L. (Vogel, 1764), irreg. dimin. of variola variola. Cf. F. varicelle.]
Chicken-pox.
| 1771 Encycl. Brit. III. 59 Exanthemata, or eruptive fevers; comprehending 10 genera, viz. 1. Erysipelas; 2. Pestis; 3. Variola; 4. Varicella; 5. Rubeola [etc.]. 1804 Med. Jrnl. XII. 441 Though very much resembling variola, I remarked, [that] it might yet be found to be varicella. 1825 Good Study Med. (ed. 2) III. 85 While..varicella or water-pox in all its varieties, was designated by the term variola. 1876 J. S. Bristowe Th. & Pract. Med. (1878) 181 Varicella has been largely confounded with small-pox, of which it has been regarded as a modified variety. |
| attrib. 1897 Trans. Amer. Pediatric Soc. IX. 131 Around many of the varicella marks..a rapid ulceration immediately began. 1898 Hutchinson's Arch. Surg. IX. 369 It might be the result of..a sequel of varicella, i.e. a varicella prurigo. |
Hence
variˈcellar a., varicellous.
variˈcelloid, modified smallpox, varioloid.
| 1873 F. T. Roberts The. & Pract. Med. 186 Small-pox after Vaccination—Varioloid—Varicelloid. 1891 Cent. Dict., Varicellar. 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 720 When the disease is engrafted on the lesions of varicella..it does not confine itself to the varicellar lesions. |