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VZV (medicine)


VZV -->
varicella-zoster virus


A herpesvirus, morphologically identical to herpes simplex virus, that causes varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster in man; varicella results from a primary infection with the virus; herpes zoster results from secondary invasion by the same virus or by reactivation of infection which in many instances has been latent for many years.

Synonym: chickenpox virus, herpes zoster virus, human herpesvirus 3.


pseud (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: pseudo-]
a person who pretends to know a lot about a subject and talks about it in a complicated way in order to make Other people admire them - used to show disapproval