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🦴 Body structure 🤒 Shingles disease
zona

zona

8.4
A painful skin rash with blisters caused by the same virus as chickenpox
  • noun
  • /ˈzoʊnə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : herpes zóster
  • Antiviral medication can help reduce the severity of zona if taken early.

Examples

  • She was diagnosed with zona last week.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with zona after she developed a painful rash.

  • Older adults are at higher risk of developing zona due to weakened immune systems.

  • The doctor explained that zona can be quite painful.

  • The doctor explained that the painful rash on her side was caused by the zona virus.

  • After experiencing sharp pain, he discovered he had developed zona on his left arm.

  • She was diagnosed with zona, which made her skin very sensitive and itchy.

Synonyms

zoster
vszona
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A painful skin rash in a band that happens when the chickenpox virus becomes active again

is the medical term used specifically for that condition
shingles
vszona
  • Specialized
6.4

A painful skin illness that makes a line of blisters when the chickenpox virus wakes up again

is the medical term usually used in clinical contexts for that condition

Compounds

zona fasciculata
  • Specialized
9.9

Middle layer of the adrenal gland that makes the stress hormone cortisol

zona pellucida
  • Specialized
9.9

A clear thick layer around a mammal's egg that sperm must pass through

Surface Forms

zona singular
zonas plural

Etymology

Zona for the skin disease comes from the same Greek zōnē, meaning 'belt', and is the same root as the English word zone. Because the rash often forms a band or belt on the body, doctors use zona for shingles.