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shin•gles
Pronunciation: (shing'gulz), [key]—
n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Pathol.
a disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, esp. by reactivated virus in an older person, characterized by skin eruptions and pain along the course of involved sensory nerves. Also called
herpes zoster. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.