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var·i·cel·li·form (var″ĭ-selґĭ-form) resembling chickenpox (varicella); called also varicelloid.Medical dictionary. 2011.
varicelliform — adj. resembling chicken pox … English contemporary dictionary
varicelliform — var·i·cel·li·form … English syllables
varicelliform — adjective resembling the rash of chickenpox • Pertains to noun: ↑varicella * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|seləˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: New Latin varicella chicken pox + International Scientific Vocabulary iform : resembling chicken pox … Useful english dictionary
Kaposi sarcoma varicelliform eruption — Ka·po·si sarcoma, varicelliform eruption (kahґpo she) (kapґo se) (kə poґse) [Moritz Kaposi (Moritz Kaposi Kohn), Austrian dermatologist, 1837–1902] see under eruption and sarcoma … Medical dictionary
Kaposi varicelliform eruption — a generalized and serious vesiculopustular, umbilicated eruption of viral origin, superimposed upon a preexisting atopic dermatitis; it may be caused by herpes simplex virus (eczema herpeticum), vaccinia virus (eczema vaccinatum), or a few other… … Medical dictionary
Kaposi's varicelliform eruption — noun a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles • Syn: ↑eczema vaccinatum • Hypernyms: ↑eczema, ↑eruption … Useful english dictionary
varicelloid — SYN: varicelliform. * * * var·i·cel·loid (var″ĭ selґoid) varicelliform … Medical dictionary
Eczema herpeticum — is a disseminated herpes infection generally at sites of epidermal disruption such as atopic dermatitis, burns, eczema etc... The causative organism is herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2.Eczema herpeticum results in a severe disseminated infection … Wikipedia
Herpes — A family of viruses. Herpes also refers to infection with one of the human herpesviruses, especially herpes simplex types 1 and 2. Herpes simplex type 1, also known as human herpesvirus 1 (HHV 1), causes cold sores and fever blisters in the mouth … Medical dictionary
eruption — 1. A breaking out, especially the appearance of lesions on the skin. 2. A rapidly developing dermatosis of the skin or mucous membranes, especially when appearing as a local manifestation of one of the exanthemata; an e. is characterized,… … Medical dictionary
