Shingles (probably derived from Lat. cingulum, 'a belt') is the popular name for the variety of Herpes (q.v.) which is known as H. zoster.
Shingles
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 399
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Shingles (probably derived from Lat. cingulum, 'a belt') is the popular name for the variety of Herpes (q.v.) which is known as H. zoster.