An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
VARICELLA
chickenpox, varicella
(noun) an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
varicella (usually uncountable, plural varicellas or varicellae)
(pathology) chickenpox
(loosely) Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid.
Source: Wiktionary
Var`i*cel"la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of LL. variola smallpox.] (Med.)
Definition: Chicken pox.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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