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Noun: zoster  zós-tu(r)
  1. Eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
    "Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus";
    - herpes zoster, shingles

Derived forms: zosters

Type of: herpes

Encyclopedia: Zoster