OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 21652

shingles

/ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
culebrilla • culebrina • herpes zóster
Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
From the description, Letha felt sure Jane had herpes zoster, or shingles, which often strikes cancer patients or others with depressed immune systems. Jane spent another week in t…
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