/shing"geuhlz/ , n. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) Pathol.
a disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, esp. by reactivated virus in an older person, characterized by skin eruptions and pain along the course of involved sensory nerves. Also called herpes zoster .
[ 1350-1400; cingulum (L: girdle; cf. CINCTURE) trans. of Gk zóne ZONE in its medical sense; see -S 3 ]