herpes varicella zoster

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   a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles

   Synonymsherpes varicella zoster virus

   Broaderherpes zoster

Questions about herpes varicella zoster

What does herpes varicella zoster mean?

herpes varicella zoster means "a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles".

What is another word for herpes varicella zoster?

Close synonyms include herpes varicella zoster virus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is herpes varicella zoster a common word?

herpes varicella zoster is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.