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HERPES ZOSTER

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• HERPES ZOSTER (noun)
The noun HERPES ZOSTER has 2 senses:

1. eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
2. a herpes virus that causes shingles

Familiarity information: HERPES ZOSTER used as a noun is rare.

• HERPES ZOSTER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

herpes zoster; shingles; zoster

Hypernyms ("herpes zoster" is a kind of...):

herpes (viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A herpes virus that causes shingles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

herpes zoster virus; herpes zoster

Hypernyms ("herpes zoster" is a kind of...):

herpes; herpes virus (any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "herpes zoster"):

herpes varicella zoster; herpes varicella zoster virus (a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles)

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