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var′icel′la zos′ter vi′rus, 
  1. Microbiologya type of herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles. Also called herpes zoster virus. 

'varicella zoster virus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chickenpox - herpes zoster virus - herpesvirus - shingles

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