herpes zoster virus

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   a herpes virus that causes shingles

   Synonymsherpes zoster

   Broaderherpes

   Narrowerherpes varicella zoster

Questions about herpes zoster virus

What does herpes zoster virus mean?

herpes zoster virus means "a herpes virus that causes shingles".

What is another word for herpes zoster virus?

Close synonyms include herpes zoster. 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 zoster virus a common word?

herpes zoster virus 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.