Definition of "shingles"

shingles¹

/ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/

noun
uncountable
1. (pathology, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
  Quotations
  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 the Bubble, treated with acyclovir.
  2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 98

shingles²

/ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/

noun
1. plural of shingle

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