水疱瘡

水疱瘡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	疱	瘡
Grade: 1	Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji

Etymology

/midu bausau/ > /mizu bɔːsɔː/ > /mizu boːsoː/. Compound of 水 (mizu, “water”) +‎ 疱瘡 (bōsō, “smallpox”).

Noun

水疱瘡 (hiragana みずぼうそう, rōmaji mizubōsō, historical hiragana みづばうさう)

1. a contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV); chickenpox

Synonyms

• 風 (ふう)痘 (とう) (fūtō)
• 水痘 (すいとう) (suitō)