HyperDic: shingles

English > 1 sense of the word *shingles*:
NOUN	state	shingles, herpes zoster, zoster	eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

shingles > pronunciation
Sounds	shih'nggahlz
Rhymes	annals ... Urals: 44 rhymes with ahlz...

English > *shingles*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia.
Synonyms	herpes zoster, zoster
Broader	herpes	viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
Spanish	culebrilla, culebrina, herpes zoster, herpes zóster, zoster
Catalan	herpes zòster, zoster, zòster