# chicken pox

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɑks/

## Definitions
1. The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).
2. The highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters.
3. Any disease causing similar symptoms.

## Etymology
From chicken + pox, under the influence of earlier hen-pox and swinepox, which formed larger blisters.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chicken-pox