ZOSTER

Etymology

Noun

zoster (countable and uncountable, plural zosters)

(countable) An ancient Greek waist-belt for men.

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

Source: Wiktionary


Zos"ter, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Zone.] (Med.)

Definition: Shingles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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