Associations to the word «Zoster»

Wiktionary

ZOSTER, noun. (countable) An ancient Greek waist-belt for men.
ZOSTER, noun. (uncountable) (disease) The disease called herpes zoster (from the typically beltlike pattern of its rash); shingles.
ZOSTER SINE HERPETE, noun. Herpes zoster without the characteristic rash

Dictionary definition

ZOSTER, noun. Eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia.

Wise words

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