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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 shinglesplay

  Familiarity information: HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS (noun)


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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