- herpes zos|ter
- herpes zos|ter «ZOS tuhr»,= shingles. (Cf. ↑shingles)
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Herpes zoster — Also called shingles, zona, and zoster. The culprit is the varicella zoster virus. Primary infection with this virus causes chickenpox (varicella). At this time the virus infects nerves (namely, the dorsal root ganglia) where it remains latent… … Medical dictionary
Herpes zoster — Her pes zos ter, n. (Med.) same as {shingles}; a form of {herpes} caused by the varicella zoster virus. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Herpes zoster virus — Her pes zos ter vir*us, n. (Med.) same as {varicella zoster virus}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Herpes zoster — Gürtelrose (umgangssprachlich) * * * Hẹr|pes Zos|ter [auch: t̮sɔstɐ ], der; [griech. zōste̅̓r = Gürtel] (Med.): Gürtelrose. * * * Hẹrpes zoster, die Gürtelrose. * * * Hẹr|pes Zos|ter, der; [griech. zōste̅r = Gürtel] (Med.): Gürtelrose … Universal-Lexikon
herpes zoster — her′pes zos′ter [[t]ˈzɒs tər[/t]] n. pat shingles • Etymology: < NL: lit., belt herpes … From formal English to slang
Herpes Zoster — Her|pes Zos|ter [auch tsɔstɐ] der; <zu gr. zōste̅r »Leibgurt«> Viruserkrankung mit Hautbläschen in der Gürtelgegend; Gürtelrose (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
herpes zoster virus — her′pes zos′ter vi rus n. pat a type of herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles … From formal English to slang
Zoster — Zos|ter vgl. ↑Herpes Zoster … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
zoster — SYN: herpes z.. [G. z., a girdle] geniculate z. (jen i′kyu lat zos′ter) SYN: herpes z. oticus. * * * zos·ter zäs tər n SHINGLES * * * zos·ter (zosґtər) [Gr. zōstēr a girdle] herpes zoster … Medical dictionary
zosteriform — SYN: zosteroid. * * * zos·ter·i·form zäs ter ə .fȯrm adj resembling shingles <a zosteriform rash> * * * zos·ter·i·form (zos terґĭ form) resembling herpes zoster … Medical dictionary
