herpes (redirected from Herpes zoster oticus)

her·pes  (hûrpz)

n.

Any of several viral diseases causing the eruption of small blisterlike vesicles on the skin or mucous membranes, especially herpes simplex or herpes zoster.

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[Middle English, from Latin herps, from Greek, from herpein, to creep.]

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her·petic (hr-ptk) adj.

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herpes [her-peez]

Noun

any of several inflammatory skin diseases, including shingles and cold sores [Greek herpein to creep]

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herpes  (hûrpz)

Any of several infections caused by the herpes simplex virus of the genus Simplexvirus or by the varicella-zoster virus, a herpes virus of the genus Varicellavirus. Herpes infections are characterized by painful blisters on the skin or a mucous membrane and are highly contagious. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease. Varicella-zoster infection is also called shingles.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	herpes - viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact herpes simplex - an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes herpes zoster, shingles, zoster - eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
	2.	herpes - any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin herpes virus animal virus - an animal pathogen that is a virus herpes simplex virus, herpes simplex - a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system herpes zoster virus, herpes zoster - a herpes virus that causes shingles EBV, Epstein-Barr virus - the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China CMV, cytomegalovirus - any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems varicella zoster virus - the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox