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Definition of Herpes zoster
1. Noun. Eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia.
2. Noun. A herpes virus that causes shingles.
Generic synonyms: Herpes, Herpes Virus
Specialized synonyms: Herpes Varicella Zoster, Herpes Varicella Zoster Virus
Definition of Herpes zoster
1. Noun. (pathology) An acute viral inflammation of the sensory ganglia of spinal and cranial nerves associated with a vesicular eruption and neuralgic pains and caused by reactivation of the poxvirus causing chicken pox. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Herpes zoster
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Herpes Zoster
Literary usage of Herpes zoster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"(On the other hand, herpes zoster in this region may be associated with pain
exactly similar to that observed in renal eolic and with marked diminution in, ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1892)
"Bilateral herpes zoster.—Dr. George Carpenter places on record the case of a girl
of four, in whom occurred the very uncommon affection of bilateral herpes ..."
3. Portfolio of Dermochromes by Jerome Kingsbury, William Gaynor States, Eduard Jacobi (1913)
"12 herpes zoster differs from all other acute affections of the skin in that it
... Like simple herpes, zoster runs a definite course and is self-limited. ..."
4. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1902)
"OUR knowledge of herpes zoster was very much extended by the recent contribution
of Head ... These authors showed among other things (1) that herpes zoster, ..."
5. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1869)
"A FEW CURIOUS FACTS RESPECTING herpes zoster, By JONATHAN HUTCHINSON, Esq.
herpes zoster is a disease which offers to the clinical observer some very ..."
6. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1904)
"The rash had the typical appearances of a herpes zoster of the ninth day.
There were no spots anywhere else. (NB The apparent spot on the left cheek in the ..."
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