zoster

[ zos-ter ]

/ ˈzɒs tər /

noun

Also called herpes zoster. Pathology. shingles.

Greek Antiquity. a belt or girdle.

Origin of zoster

1595–1605; <Latin zōstēr<Greek zōstḗr girdle

Words nearby zoster

Zorobabel, Zorrilla y Moral, zorse, Zoser, Zosimus, zoster, zosteriform, zoster immune globulin, Zosyn, Zouave, Zoug

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Example sentences from the Web for zoster

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
Then it arrived with the zoster, or mailed belt, and the mitr, or mailed kirtle.
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang
Ionian poets interpolated their corslet, mitre, zoster, and greaves into passages of old lays that originally knew no such armour.
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang
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.

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

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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Medical definitions for zoster

zoster

[ zŏs′tər ]

n.

shingles

单词	zoster
释义	zoster [ zos-ter ] / ˈzɒs tər / noun Also called herpes zoster. Pathology. shingles. Greek Antiquity. a belt or girdle. Origin of zoster 1595–1605; <Latin zōstēr<Greek zōstḗr girdle Words nearby zoster Zorobabel, Zorrilla y Moral, zorse, Zoser, Zosimus, zoster, zosteriform, zoster immune globulin, Zosyn, Zouave, Zoug Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for zoster 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 Then it arrived with the zoster, or mailed belt, and the mitr, or mailed kirtle. The World of Homer\|Andrew Lang Ionian poets interpolated their corslet, mitre, zoster, and greaves into passages of old lays that originally knew no such armour. The World of Homer\|Andrew Lang 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. 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 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for zoster zoster [ zŏs′tər ] n. shingles The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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