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variance threshold
variant
variant CJD
variate
variation
variation margin
variation order
varic-
varicella
varicella-zoster virus
varices
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varicocele
varicolored
varicoloured
varicose
varicose vein
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varicella

var·i·cel·la [ vàrri séllə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
med  ( technical )
Same as  chickenpox


[Late 18th century. < modern Latin, "lesser smallpox" < late Latin variola (see variola)]

va·ri·cel·lar adjective
var·i·cel·lous adjective
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