NOUN | state | herpes zoster, zoster, shingles | eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia |
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animal | herpes zoster, herpes zoster virus | a herpes virus that causes shingles |
Meaning | eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia. | |
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Synonyms | zoster, shingles | |
Broader | herpes | viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane |
Spanish | culebrilla, culebrina, herpes zoster, herpes zóster, zoster | |
Catalan | herpes zòster, zoster, zòster |
Meaning | A herpes virus that causes shingles. | |
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Synonym | herpes zoster virus | |
Narrower | herpes varicella zoster, herpes varicella zoster virus | A herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles |
Broader | herpes, herpes virus | Any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin |
Spanish | herpes zoster | |
Catalan | herpes zoster |
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