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shin·gles (s̸hiŋ′gəlz)

noun

herpes zoster

Etymology: ME schingles, altered < ML cingulus < L cingulum, a belt, girdle < cingere, to gird (see cinch): used in ML as transl. of Gr zōnē, girdle, shingles

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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