herpes zoster

American  

[zos-ter] / ˈzɒs tər /

noun

Pathology.

1. shingles.

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herpes zoster British  

/ ˈzɒstə /

noun

1. a technical name for shingles

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Etymology

Origin of herpes zoster

1800–10; < New Latin: literally, belt herpes

Example Sentences

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, resulting in a painful rash.

From The Wall Street Journal

After a brief internet search, the diagnosis confirmed what Drover suspected: She had a herpes zoster outbreak, also known as shingles.

From Seattle Times

And nearly all of the viral-disease pairings involved “neurotropic” viruses—those that can invade the central nervous system, such as herpes simplex and herpes zoster and some strains of influenza.

From Science Magazine

For around a third of these people, this same virus will reactivate years later and cause shingles, also called herpes zoster.

From Salon

Shingles, also called herpes zoster, occurs in people who had chickenpox, a virus that causes itchy blisters.

From Salon