"zoster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zosters [plural]
Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|grc|ζωστήρ}} Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} zoster (countable and uncountable, plural zosters)
  1. (countable) An ancient Greek waist-belt for men. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-zoster-en-noun-DGxO9juu
  2. (uncountable, pathology) The disease called herpes zoster (from the typically beltlike pattern of its rash); shingles. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases, Viral diseases
    Sense id: en-zoster-en-noun-FR9wOzwO Disambiguation of Viral diseases: 19 81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 80 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 71 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: varicella zoster virus, zoster sine herpete Related terms: chicken pox

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