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ZOSTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("zoster" is a kind of...):
herpes (viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane)
Context examples:
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of infections caused by herpesvirus, including herpes-zoster (shingles).
(Brivudine, NCI Dictionary)
Painful, localized rash caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus residing in nerve cell bodies, with resulting infection of the skin in the region supplied by the affected nerve.
(Herpes Zoster Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
An acyclic guanosine analog with activity against varicella zoster virus (VZV) and other members of the herpesvirus family.
(Omaciclovir, NCI Thesaurus)
An isothiazole derivative of 5-amino-3-methylisothiazolocarboxylic acid I with antiviral activity against human herpes simplex viruse types 1 and 2, and varicella zoster virus.
(Denotivir, NCI Thesaurus)
A form of herpes zoster infection characterized by dermatitis of the skin of the eyelid due to reactivation of latent virus associated with the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve.
(Herpes Zoster Dermatitis of Eyelid, NCI Thesaurus)
A common dermal and neurologic disorder caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that has remained dormant within dorsal root ganglia, often for decades, after the patient's initial exposure to the virus in the form of varicella (chickenpox).
(Herpes Zoster, NCI Thesaurus)
Genetically modified, autologous varicella zoster virus (VZV)-specific T-lymphocytes transduced with a retroviral vector encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific for the disialoganglioside GD2, which contains the signaling domains for the co-stimulatory molecules CD28 and CD134 (OX-40), and the suicide gene, inducible caspase 9 (iCasp9 or iC9), with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities.
(Autologous iC9-GD2-CAR-expressing VZV-specific T Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon vaccination with heat-treated varicella-zoster virus vaccine V212, this vaccine may activate the immune system to generate specific anti-VZV antibodies and an active immunity against VZV infection.
(Heat-Treated Varicella-Zoster Virus Vaccine V212, NCI Thesaurus)
