1. herpes zoster(n = noun.state) shingles, zoster - eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia;
is a kind of herpes
2. herpes zoster(n = noun.animal) herpes zoster virus - a herpes virus that causes shingles;
is a kind of herpes, herpes virus
has particulars: herpes varicella zoster, herpes varicella zoster virus
same as shingles; -- a form of herpes caused by the
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