- herpes zoster
- noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, girdle herpes Date: 1807 shingles
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
herpes zoster
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Herpes zoster — Zoster redirects here. For the ancient Greek article of dress, see Zoster (costume). Shingles redirects here. For other uses, see Shingle (disambiguation). Herpes zoster Classification and external resources Herpes zoster blisters on the neck and … Wikipedia
herpes zoster — herpes zóster herpes zoster m. patol. Zona. Medical Dictionary. 2011. herpes zoster Infección aguda causada por el … Diccionario médico
herpes zoster — [zäs′tər] n. [L < herpes + zoster, shingles < Gr zōstēr, a girdle, akin to zōnē: see ZONE] a form of herpes that infects sensory nerves, causing pain and an eruption of blisters along the course of the affected nerve; shingles … English World dictionary
Herpes zoster — Her pes zos ter, n. (Med.) same as {shingles}; a form of {herpes} caused by the varicella zoster virus. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Herpès Zoster — ● Herpès Zoster synonyme de zona … Encyclopédie Universelle
Herpes zóster — No debe confundirse con Expresión errónea: operador tan inesperado. Este artículo trata sobre una neuropatía con manifestaciones cutáneas. Para otra enfermedad también llamada «Fuego de San Antonio», véase ergotismo … Wikipedia Español
Herpes Zoster — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 B02 Herpes zoster … Deutsch Wikipedia
Herpes zoster — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 B02 Herpes zoster … Deutsch Wikipedia
herpes zoster — noun 1. eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia • Syn: ↑zoster, ↑shingles • Hypernyms: ↑herpes 2. a herpes virus that causes shingles • Syn: ↑herpes zoster virus … Useful english dictionary
herpes zoster — hèr·pes zó·ster loc.s.m.inv., lat. TS med. infiammazione virale dei nervi con comparsa di vescicole molto dolorose sulla pelle in corrispondenza del decorso terminale delle fibre nervose, causata dallo stesso virus agente della varicella Sinonimi … Dizionario italiano
Herpes zoster — Also called shingles, zona, and zoster. The culprit is the varicella zoster virus. Primary infection with this virus causes chickenpox (varicella). At this time the virus infects nerves (namely, the dorsal root ganglia) where it remains latent… … Medical dictionary
