Herpes zoster
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An acute viral inflammation of the sensory ganglia of spinal and cranial nerves associated with a vesicular eruption and neuralgic pains, caused by reactivation of the Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus, that also causes chicken pox as primoinfection. uncountable
"From the description, Letha felt sure Jane had herpes zoster, or shingles, which often strikes cancer patients or others with depressed immune systems. Jane spent another week in the Bubble, treated with acyclovir."
- 2 a herpes virus that causes shingles wordnet
- 3 eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia wordnet
Example
More examples"From the description, Letha felt sure Jane had herpes zoster, or shingles, which often strikes cancer patients or others with depressed immune systems. Jane spent another week in the Bubble, treated with acyclovir."