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herpes zoster

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herpes zoster
n.
See shingles.
[New Latin herps zstr : Latin herps, herpes + Greek zstr, girdle.]
herpes zoster [ˈzɒstə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a technical name for shingles
[New Latin: girdle herpes, from herpes + Greek zōstēr girdle]
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Noun1.herpes zoster - eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgiaherpes zoster - eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
shingles, zoster
herpes - viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
2.herpes zoster - a herpes virus that causes shingles
herpes zoster virus
herpes virus, herpes - any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
herpes varicella zoster, herpes varicella zoster virus - a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles
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