What does shingles mean?

n. A viral infection that causes a painful rash, often in a stripe pattern on one side of the body.

shingles

🇺🇸 /ˈʃɪŋɡlz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʃɪŋɡlz/

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A viral infection that causes a painful rash, often in a stripe pattern on one side of the body.

After recovering from chickenpox, she was surprised to develop shingles later in life.

A viral infection that causes a painful rash, often in a stripe pattern on one side of the body.