/ ˌhɜːpiːz ˈzɒstə(r); NAmE ˌhɜːrpiːz ˈzɑːstər/ noun [ U ] ( medical )
1.
= shingles
2.
a virus which causes shingles and chickenpox
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from herpes and Latin zoster , from Greek zōstēr girdle, shingles.
/ ˌhɜːpiːz ˈzɒstə(r); NAmE ˌhɜːrpiːz ˈzɑːstər/ noun [ U ] ( medical )
1.
= shingles
2.
a virus which causes shingles and chickenpox
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from herpes and Latin zoster , from Greek zōstēr girdle, shingles.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005