n. (Med.) same as shingles; -- a form of herpes caused by the
n. (Med.) same as varicella-zoster virus. [ PJC ]
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; girdle, zoster. See Zone. ] (Med.) Shingles. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; girdle + &unr_;, &unr_;, the eye. ] (Zool.) A genus of birds that comprises the white-eyes. See White-eye. [ 1913 Webster ]