herpes zoster
[
zos
-ter]
/ˈzɒs tər/
noun
,
Pathology
1.
shingles
.
Origin
1800-10;
<
Neo-Latin:
literally, belt herpes
British Dictionary definitions for
herpes zoster
herpes zoster
/
ˈzɒstə
/
noun
1.
a technical name for
shingles
Word Origin
New Latin: girdle herpes, from
herpes
+ Greek
zōstēr
girdle
herpes zoster
in Medicine
herpes zoster
n.
See
shingles
.