shingles
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/
Etymology 1
From Latin cingulus, variant of cingulum (“girdle”), translating Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē), ζωστήρ (zōstḗr).
Noun
shingles (uncountable)
- (pathology, informal) herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
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Translations
herpes zoster
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