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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
chickenpox
chick·en·pox BrE [ˈtʃɪkɪnpɒks] NAmE [ˈtʃɪkɪnpɑːks] noun uncountable
a disease, especially of children, that causes a slight fever and many spots on the skin
•to catch/get/have chickenpox
Word Origin:
[chickenpox] early 18th cent.: probably so named because of its mildness, as compared to smallpox.
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