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Noun
1. shingles; herpes zosterMedicine
Wikipedia definition
2. Herpes zosterHerpes zoster (or simply zoster), commonly known as shingles and also known as zona, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a stripe. The initial infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes the acute (short-lived) illness chickenpox which generally occurs in children and young people.
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Other forms
帯状疱疹 【おびじょうほうしん】
Notes
おびじょうほうしん: Irregular kana usage.

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