shingles

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
noun
  1. plural of shingle

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-shingles.wav

Word forms

shingles

Etymology

From Latin cingulus, variant of cingulum (“girdle”), translating Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē), ζωστήρ (zōstḗr).

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