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| shin·gles [ shíng g'lz ] |
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viral skin disease: a disease of adults caused by the reactivation of chickenpox viruses in a nerve ganglion and resulting in inflammation, pain, and a rash of small skin blisters.
Technical name herpes zosterzoster (sense 1)
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| [14th century. Alteration of Latin cingulum "girdle" < cingere "gird"] |
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