zoster

[ zos-ter ]

/ ˈzɒs tər /

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noun

Also called herpes zoster. Pathology. shingles.

Greek Antiquity. a belt or girdle.

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Origin of zoster

1595–1605; <Latin zōstēr<Greek zōstḗr girdle

Words nearby zoster

Zorobabel, Zorrilla y Moral, zorse, Zoser, Zosimus, zoster, Zouave, Zoug, zouk, zounds, Zovirax

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How to use zoster in a sentence

The virus that causes chicken pox, varicella-zoster virus, or VZV for those in the know, is a tricky customer.
Barbara Walters Hit With Chicken Pox—a Rare Malady Among Octogenarians|Kent Sepkowitz|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Shingles, shing′glz, n. popular name for the disease Herpes zoster.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
I was handed along all the way from alopecia, which used to be called baldness, to zoster, which used to be known as shingles.
Over the Teacups|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
It is only of recent years that any essential connection between zoster and neuralgia has been suspected.
Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it|Francis E. Anstie

In some of these instances the pocks appear in clusters of successive formation, looking not unlike patches of zoster.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
It is a thick ribbed zoster that protects the hip joints of the king.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for zoster

zoster

/ (ˈzɒstə) /

noun

pathol short for herpes zoster

Word Origin for zoster

C18: from Latin: shingles, from Greek zōster girdle

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