chicken pox
US /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn ˌpɑks/
UK /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn ˌpɒks/
名詞
水疱瘡
an infectious disease, especially of children, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, causing a mild fever and a rash of itchy inflamed pimples which turn into fluid-filled blisters and then scab over.
例:
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My son caught chickenpox from his classmate.
息子はクラスメートから水疱瘡をもらった。
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The doctor confirmed it was chickenpox due to the characteristic rash.
医師は特徴的な発疹から水疱瘡であることを確認した。