zoster

[ zos-ter ]

noun

1. Also called herpes zoster. Pathology. shingles.
2. Greek Antiquity. a belt or girdle.

zoster

/ ˈzɒstə /

noun

1. See herpes zoster
   pathol short for herpes zoster

Word History and Origins

Origin of zoster¹

1595–1605; < Latin zōstēr < Greek zōstḗr girdle

Word History and Origins

Origin of zoster¹

C18: from Latin: shingles, from Greek zōster girdle

Example Sentences

The virus that causes chicken pox, varicella-zoster virus, or VZV for those in the know, is a tricky customer.

From The Daily Beast

Shingles, shing′glz, n. popular name for the disease Herpes zoster.

From Project Gutenberg

I was handed along all the way from alopecia, which used to be called baldness, to zoster, which used to be known as shingles.

From Project Gutenberg

It is only of recent years that any essential connection between zoster and neuralgia has been suspected.

From Project Gutenberg

In some of these instances the pocks appear in clusters of successive formation, looking not unlike patches of zoster.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a thick ribbed zoster that protects the hip joints of the king.

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