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HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does herpes zoster virus mean?
• HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS (noun)
The noun HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS has 1 sense:
1. a herpes virus that causes shingles
Familiarity information: HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A herpes virus that causes shingles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
herpes zoster; herpes zoster virus
Hypernyms ("herpes zoster virus" 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 virus"):
herpes varicella zoster; herpes varicella zoster virus (a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles)
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