'Herpes zoster' definitions:

Definition of 'herpes zoster'

(from WordNet)
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]

Definition of 'Herpes zoster'

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

Definition of 'Herpes zoster'

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]