shingles
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shingles¹
- /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/
Where it comes from
From Latin cingulus, variant of cingulum (“girdle”), translating Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē), ζωστήρ (zōstḗr).
noun
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Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
From the description, Letha felt sure Jane had herpes zoster, or shingles, which often strikes cancer patients or others with depressed immune systems. Jane spent another week in the Bubble, treated with acyclovir.
Similar: herpes zoster
shingles²
- /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/
noun
- plural of shingle
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: herpes zoster, zoster, shakes, zone, rived, tiles, varicella, herpes simplex, herpesvirus, chicken pox, chicken-pox, herpes, chickenpox, varicellovirus, varizellovirus, herpes gladiatorum
Translations
Every language
noun herpes zoster
| Español | culebrilla, culebrina, herpes zóster |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대상포진 daesangpojin |
| 日本語 | 帯状疱疹 taijō hōshin |
| 中文 | 帶狀皰疹 /带状疱疹 dàizhuàng pàozhěn |
| Kiswahili | mkanda wa jeshi |
| Português | zona, herpes-zóster, cobrão |
| Français | zona |
| Deutsch | Herpes Zoster, Gürtelrose |
| Italiano | herpes zoster, fuoco di Sant'Antonio |
| Ελληνικά | έρπης ζωστήρ érpis zostír |
| Română | zona zoster |
| Русский | опоя́сывающий лиша́й opojásyvajuščij lišáj |
| Tiếng Việt | bệnh zona, giời leo |
| العربية | اَلْهِرْبِس اَلْعَصَبِيّ al-hirbis al-ʕaṣabiyy |
| עברית | שלבקת חוגרת |
Talk about this word "shingles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shingles. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shingles. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shingles "shingles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shingles.Cite this
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title = {shingles},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shingles},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
