herpes zoster

English - Turkish

Definition of herpes zoster in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) herpes zoster hastalığı

English - English

Definition of herpes zoster in English English dictionary

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

{i} (Pathology) zoster, shingles, acute viral disease in adults which is characterized by a painful skin rash on nerve pathways which is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox

a herpes virus that causes shingles eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

shingles

Related Terms

herpes varicella zoster

a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles

Turkish - English

Definition of herpes zoster in Turkish English dictionary

Related Terms

herpes zoster hastalığı

(Tıp) herpes zoster

Hyphenation

her·pes zos·ter

Turkish pronunciation

hırpiz zästır

Synonyms

shingles

Pronunciation

/ˈhərpēz ˈzästər/ /ˈhɜrpiːz ˈzɑːstɜr/

Etymology

[ 'h&r-(")pEz ] (noun.) 14th century. Latin, from Greek herpEs, from herpein to creep; more at SERPENT.