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herpes zoster

DEFINITIONS OF: herpes zoster

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n a herpes virus that causes shingles

Synonyms:
herpes zoster virus
Types:
herpes varicella zoster, herpes varicella zoster virus
a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles
Type of:
herpes, herpes virus
any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

n eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

Synonyms:
shingles, zoster
Type of:
herpes
viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
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