Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun herpes_zoster

2 senses of herpes zoster

Sense 1
herpes zoster, zoster, shingles -- (eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia)
       => herpes -- (viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane)

Sense 2
herpes zoster, herpes zoster virus -- (a herpes virus that causes shingles)
       => herpes, herpes virus -- (any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin)