1) Also calledshingles 2) Herpes 3) Herpes zoster 4) Location in Greek mythology 5) Shingles 1) Shingles 
a girdle
• (n.) Shingles.
Synonym for herpes zoster ... <virology> A reactivation of the same Herpes virus that is responsible for chicken pox. This results in a painful blistery red rash that is confined to one side of the body. ... The zoster rash affects one nerve distribution or dermatome. Facial rash can lead to optic nerve involvement with resultant blindness. ....
(zos´tәr) herpes zoster.
Zos'ter noun [ Latin , from Greek ... girdle, zoster. See Zone .] (Medicine) Shingles. 
zoster 1. A belt or girdle worn by men in ancient Greece. 2. Herpes zoster; pain typical of herpes zoster in an appropriate sensory area but not followed by the development of characteristic lesions. Varicella zoster is the virus that causes chickenpox. The varicella zoster vir...
A disease characterized by painful skin lesions that occur mainly on the 
Also calledshingles. · a belt or girdle.