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Meaning of "zoster" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ZOSTER

From Latin: shingles, from Greek zōster girdle.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ZOSTER

ˈzɒstə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZOSTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zoster is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ZOSTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Herpes zoster

Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles and also known as zona, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a stripe. The initial infection with varicella zoster virus causes the acute, short-lived illness chickenpox which generally occurs in children and young adults. Once an episode of chickenpox has resolved, the virus is not eliminated from the body and can go on to cause herpes zoster often many years after the initial infection. Herpes zoster is not the same disease as herpes simplex, despite the name similarity; both the varicella zoster virus and herpes simplex virus belong to the same viral subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae. After the initial episode of chickenpox resolves, the varicella zoster virus remains latent in the nerve cell bodies and, less frequently, the non-neuronal satellite cells of the dorsal root, cranial nerve or autonomic ganglia, without causing any symptoms. Years or decades after the initial infection, the virus may break out of nerve cell bodies and travel down nerve axons to cause viral infection of the skin in the region of the nerve.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZOSTER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZOSTER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ZOSTER

billposter · booster · Cheshire West and Chester · disaster · Easter · faster · flyposter · four-poster · herpes zoster · manchester · master · minister · monster · morale booster · poster · register · rooster · sister · wallposter · webmaster

Synonyms and antonyms of zoster in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «zoster» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ZOSTER

Find out the translation of zoster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of zoster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zoster» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

带状疱疹
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

zoster
570 millions of speakers
en

English

zoster
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

दाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النطاقي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

лишай
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

zoster
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

zoster
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

zostère
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Zoster
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

zoster
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

帯状疱疹
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

대상 포진
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Zoster
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

zoster
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அம்மை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

झोस्टर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

zoster
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

zoster
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

półpaśca
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

лишай
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

zoster
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζωστήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zoster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zoster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

zoster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zoster

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZOSTER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of zoster
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zoster

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZOSTER»

Discover the use of zoster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zoster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Varicella-Zoster Virus: Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and ...
Nowadays effective treatment is available and a vaccine has been developed and licensed. This book provides a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge of the molecular biology and the clinical aspects of VZV.
Manfred H. Wolff, Stefan Schünemann, Axel Schmidt, 1999
2
Varicella-zoster Virus
These achievements and new directions that are unfolding are described in this review of VZV basic and clinical research
Allison Abendroth, Ann M. Arvin, Jennifer F. Moffat, 2010
3
Herpes Zoster: Recent Aspects of Diagnosis and Control
Herpes zoster (shingles) is a serious neurocutaneous disease caused by a reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV).
Gerd Gross, Hans Wilhelm Doerr, 2006
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Varicella-Zoster Virus Epithelial Keratitis in Herpes Zoster ...
This book is unique in presenting high-magnification images, obtained by non-contact in vivo photomicrography, that capture the distinctive features of varicella-zoster virus epithelial keratitis in HZO.
Helena M. Tabery, 2010
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Immunity to and Prevention of Herpes Zoster
This is a compilation of papers presented in March 1999 in Osaka, Japan, by internationally renowned researchers studying varicella-zoster virus and a vaccine used to prevent disease caused by this virus.
A.A. Gershon, Charles H. Calisher, C.H. Calisher, 2001
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Herpes Zoster: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: ...
Herpes Zoster: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyPaper™ that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Herpes Zoster in a compact format.
‎2012
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Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia
This work provides, in a single volume, up-to-date knowledge about every aspect of varicella zoster virus, herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia. The first edition of this book, published in 1993, received wide acclaim.
C. Peter N. Watson, Anne A. Gershon, 2001
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Ioachim's Lymph Node Pathology
The viruses isolated from patients with varicella (chickenpox) or herpes zoster ( shingles) are physically and immunologically identical (1). The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a DNA herpes virus that multiplies only in the nucleus of permissive  ...
Harry L. Ioachim, L. Jeffrey Medeiros, 2009
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The Treatment of Modern Western Medical Diseases with ...
Herpes zoster refers to infection by the varicella-zoster virus primarily involving the dorsal root ganglia and characterized by vesicular eruption and neuralgic pain in the dermatome of the affected root ganglia. Also called shingles, zona, and ...
Bob Flaws, Philippe Sionneau, 2001
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Analysis of the Function of Two Varicella Zoster Virus ...
VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS: HISTORY AND PATHOGENESIS Varicella-zoster virus, a member of the alphaherpesvirus subfamily, is the etiologic agent of varicella (chickenpox) during primary lytic infection and zoster (shingles) following ...
Tricia Lynn Tanner, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZOSTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zoster is used in the context of the following news items.
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Research and Markets: Global Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Pipeline …
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)- Pipeline Insights provides the in-depth analysis of the pipeline assets across the Herpes Zoster (Shingles). The main objective of this ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
2
Engineering A Shingles Vaccine That Doesn't Wimp Out Over Time
The varicella zoster virus can hide in the body over a lifetime and suddenly activate, causing a painful, blistery rash. Even when the rash disappears, pain can ... «NPR, Jul 15»
3
Herpes zoster breakthrough: Israeli scientists 'wake up' dormant …
Herpes zoster breakthrough: Israeli scientists 'wake up' dormant virus in the lab. Using nerve cells grown in vitro, the Bar Ilan crew hopes the first lab model for ... «Haaretz, Jun 15»
4
Experimental shingles vaccine raises hopes and questions
Should older adults who want protection wait, probably a few years, for approval of the new vaccine and hope the herpes zoster virus doesn't rear its ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»
5
Herpes zoster-associated mortality in Europe: a systematic review
Reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus, partly due to age-related immunosenescence and immunosuppressive conditions, results in herpes zoster (HZ) and ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
6
Newer Herpes Zoster Vaccine Effective Even in Older Adults
A recombinant subunit vaccine significantly lowered the risk for herpes zoster in adults aged 50 years or older without immunosuppressive conditions, according ... «Medscape, Apr 15»
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Pipeline Review of Herpes Zoster (Shingles) for H1 2015
RnRMarketResearch.com adds Herpes Zoster (Shingles) - Pipeline Review, H1 2015 market research report of 61 pages published in March 2015 to its life ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
8
Combination treatment for psoriasis increased herpes zoster incidence
Combination therapy with biologics and methotrexate increased the risk for herpes zoster among people receiving treatment for psoriasis, while single-agent ... «Healio, Mar 15»
9
New Evidence of Varicella-Zoster in Giant Cell Arteritis
Results of a new study fuel the theory that the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a herpesvirus linked to chickenpox in children and shingles (herpes zoster) in adults, ... «Medscape, Feb 15»
10
Can Psychological Stress Trigger Herpes Zoster?
Herpes zoster, a painful rash caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, is associated with two key risk factors: age (risk increases significantly as ... «HCPLive, Oct 14»
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