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Word entry · 8 letters

shingles

Best crossword clue

"Roofing pieces"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/Part of speech nounSorted eghilnssStarts with SEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2H3I4N5G6L7E8S

Definitions

  1. eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

Word origin

From Latin cingulus, variant of cingulum (“girdle”), translating Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē), ζωστήρ (zōstḗr).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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