zoster

noun — 2 senses

noun

US /ˈzɑ.stɚ/ · UK /ˈzɒs.tə/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin zōstēr (“shingles”), from Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr, “girdle”).

An ancient Greek waist-belt for men.

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences The disease called herpes zoster (from the typically beltlike pattern of its rash); shingles.

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