herpes zoster definition by Wordo

Noun

An

acute

viral

inflammation

of

the

sensory

ganglia

of

spinal

and

cranial

nerves

associated

with

a

vesicular

eruption

and

neuralgic

pains

,

caused

by

reactivation

of

the

,

in

genus

,

that

also

causes

chicken pox

as

primoinfection

.