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herpes zoster definition

herpes zos·ter (zäs′tər)

a form of herpes that infects sensory nerves, causing pain and an eruption of blisters along the course of the affected nerve; shingles

Etymology: L < herpes + zoster, shingles < Gr zōstēr, a girdle, akin to zōnē: see zone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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