Meaning & Definition of Shingles in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: An infectious disease characterized by a painful rash, usually in a band or strip, caused by the varicella-zoster virus.

  Example Sentence: After recovering from chickenpox, he developed shingles on his back.

• Definition: Roofing or siding material usually in the form of overlapping rectangular pieces.

  Example Sentence: They decided to replace the old shingles on their house because they were worn out.

Etymology

Origin: From Middle English 'shingle' meaning shingles from Old English 'sciung' meaning 'to split’.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• shingles vaccine: A vaccine to prevent shingles.
• get shingles: To contract shingles.

Translations

• Spanish: culebrilla

• French: zona

• German: Gürtelrose

• Russian: опоясывающий лишай

Related Words

• varicella: The virus that causes chickenpox, which can later reactivate as shingles.

• herpes: Related family of viruses that includes chickenpox and shingles.