zoster
pronunciation
How to pronounce zoster in British English:
UK ['zɒstə]
How to pronounce zoster in American English:
US ['zɒstə]
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- Noun:
- eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
Word Origin
- zoster (n.)
- kind of seaweed, c. 1600, Latin, from Greek zoster "girdle," originally "warrior's belt," from zonnynai (see zone (n.)). Meaning "shingles" is from 1706; in the literal sense, "a belt or girdle, especially for men," from 1824.
Example
- 1. A case of acute uroschesis caused by herpes zoster .
- 2. Chickenpox and shingles are caused by a virus called the herpes zoster virus .
- 3. To investigate the association between mooren 's ulcer and herpes zoster virus infection .
- 4. Will the zoster be on the genitalia ?
- 5. Varicella zoster virus positive plasma , biobank plasma .