herpes zóster

See also: herpes zoster, herpes-zóster, and herpes zòster

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˌeɾpes ˈθosteɾ/ [ˌeɾ.pes ˈθos.t̪eɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌeɾpes ˈsosteɾ/ [ˌeɾ.pes ˈsos.t̪eɾ]
• Syllabification: her‧pes zós‧ter

Noun

herpes zóster m (plural herpes zóster)

1. shingles, herpes zoster

   Synonym: herpes zona

Further reading

• “herpes zóster”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10