'Herpes zoster' definitions:

Definition of 'herpes zoster'

noun

Eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia [syn: herpes zoster, zoster, shingles]

noun

A herpes virus that causes shingles [syn: herpes zoster, herpes zoster virus]

From: GCIDE

Herpes zoster \Her"pes zos`ter\, n. (Med.) same as shingles; -- a form of herpes caused by the varicella-zoster virus. [PJC]

From: GCIDE

Shingles \Shin"gles\, n. [OF. cengle a girth, F. sangle, fr. L. cingulum a girdle, fr. cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture, Cingle, Surcingle.] (Med.) A kind of herpes (Herpes zoster) which spreads half way around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with violent neuralgic pain. [1913 Webster]