水疱瘡

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Noun

水疱瘡(みずぼうそう) • (mizubōsō) ^{←みづばうさう (midubausau)?}

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

Synonyms

• 風痘(ふうとう) (fūtō)
• 水痘(すいとう) (suitō)