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shingles in Japanese

shingles in Japanese is 帯状疱疹 — shingles means a painful viral infection causing a blistering rash, caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus.

shingles in Japanese

帯状疱疹
noun
Pronounced: taijōhōshin
(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

What does "shingles" mean?

  1. noun A painful viral infection causing a blistering rash, caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus.
    "She was put on antiviral medication to treat her shingles."
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shingles in a sentence

  • She was put on antiviral medication to treat her shingles.

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What is "shingles" in Japanese?

"shingles" in Japanese is 帯状疱疹. shingles means: A painful viral infection causing a blistering rash, caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus.

How do you pronounce 帯状疱疹?

"shingles" in Japanese is 帯状疱疹, pronounced "taijōhōshin".

How do you use "shingles" in a sentence?

Example: "She was put on antiviral medication to treat her shingles." In Japanese, "shingles" is 帯状疱疹.

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