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HERPES ZOSTER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A herpes virus that causes shingles

Synonyms:

herpes zoster; herpes zoster virus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

Synonyms:

herpes zoster; shingles; zoster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

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