herpes zoster
noun /ˌhɜːpiːz ˈzɒstə(r)/
/ˌhɜːrpiːz ˈzɑːstər/
[uncountable] (medical)- (also shingles)a disease that affects the nerves and produces a band of painful spots on the skin
- a virus that causes shingles and chickenpox
Word Originlate Middle English: from herpes and Latin zoster, from Greek zōstēr ‘girdle, shingles’.