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  • 1. zoster
  • Rhymes with Herpes-zoster
  • Herpes-zoster in a sentence
  • 2. herpes
  • 3. herpes
Table of Contents
  • 1. zoster
  • Rhymes with Herpes-zoster
  • Herpes-zoster in a sentence
  • 2. herpes
  • 3. herpes
Synonyms

1. zoster

noun. ['ˈzɑːstɝ'] eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia.

Synonyms

  • shingles
  • herpes zoster

Rhymes with Herpes Zoster

  • gloster
  • roster
  • koster
  • foster
  • doster
  • boster

Sentences with herpes-zoster


1. Noun Phrase
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a rash due to the virus that causes chickenpox.

2. Noun Phrase
Intercostal neuritis is also caused by shingles, which is caused by the herpes zoster virus.

3. Noun Phrase
Two types of herpes virus infections cause sore swollen eyelids: herpes simplex, and herpes zoster.

2. herpes

noun. ['ˈhɝːpiːz'] viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane.

Synonyms

  • herpes simplex
  • infectious disease
  • zoster
  • herpes zoster

Etymology

  • herpes (Latin)
  • ἕρπης (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

3. herpes

noun. ['ˈhɝːpiːz'] any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin.

Synonyms

  • herpes zoster virus
  • herpes simplex virus
  • animal virus
  • EBV
  • cytomegalovirus
  • Epstein-Barr virus
  • herpes virus
  • herpes simplex
  • herpes zoster
  • CMV

Etymology

  • herpes (Latin)
  • ἕρπης (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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