Zoster Definition

zŏstər
noun
A belt or girdle worn by men in ancient Greece.
American Heritage

Herpes zoster.

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Other Word Forms of Zoster

Noun

Singular:
zoster
Plural:
zosters

Origin of Zoster

  • Greek zōstēr girdle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Zoster Sentence Examples

  • This form of neuralgia is occasionally the precursor of an attack of shingles (Herpes zoster) as well as a result of it.

  • Conjunctivitis may be caused by a viral infection, such as a cold; acute respiratory infection; or other disease such as measles, herpes simplex, or herpes zoster.

  • Shingles A painful skin rash due to the virus herpes zoster.

  • Herpes zoster virus-Acute inflammatory virus that attacks the nerve cells on the root of each spinal nerve with skin eruptions along a sensory nerve ending.

  • It has been conclusively proven that another herpes virus-varicella zoster virus (VZV), the cause of both chickenpox and shingles-is the culprit for Ramsey-Hunt syndrome.

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