herpes zoster

3 definitions found

herpes zoster - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shingles \Shin"gles\, n. [OF. cengle a girth, F. sangle, fr. L.
     cingulum a girdle, fr. cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture,
     Cingle, Surcingle.] (Med.)
     A kind of herpes (Herpes zoster) which spreads half way
     around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with
     violent neuralgic pain.
     [1913 Webster]

  Herpes zoster \Her"pes zos`ter\, n. (Med.)
     same as shingles; -- a form of herpes caused by the
     varicella-zoster virus.
     [PJC]

herpes zoster - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  herpes zoster
      n 1: eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe
           neuralgia [syn: herpes zoster, zoster, shingles]
      2: a herpes virus that causes shingles [syn: herpes zoster,
         herpes zoster virus]