shin|gles

shin|gles
shin|gles «SHIHNG guhlz», noun singular or plural.
a virus disease that causes pain in certain nerves and an outbreak of itching spots or blisters on the skin in the area of the affected nerves. The commonest location is on the chest or lower part of the back.
╂[< Medieval Latin cingulus, variant of Latin cingulum (translation of Greek zōst girdle, shingles; see etym. under zoster (Cf. ↑zoster)) girdle < cingere to gird]

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  • shin·gles — /ˈʃıŋgəlz/ noun [noncount] medical : a disease that causes pain and red marks on your skin along the path of a nerve …   Useful english dictionary

  • gles — gles·site; grig·gles; mug·gles; shin·gles; stran·gles; …   English syllables

  • shin — ar·shin; kid·du·shin; moon·shin·er; shin·dig; shin·dy; shin·er; shin·gler; shin·gles; shin·gling; shin·gly; shin·gon; shin; shin·i·ness; shin·ing·ly; shin·ing·ness; shin·nery; shin·tai; shin·to·ism; shin·to·ist; shin·to·is·tic; shin·ty;… …   English syllables

  • shingles — shin·gles …   English syllables

  • shingles — shin|gles [ˈʃıŋgəlz] n [U] a disease caused by an infection of the nerve endings, which produces painful red spots …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shingles — shin|gles [ ʃıŋglz ] noun uncount a disease in which red sore spots cover a particular part of your body …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shingles — shin•gles [[t]ˈʃɪŋ gəlz[/t]] n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) pat a disease caused by the herpes zoster virus, characterized by skin eruptions and pain along the course of involved sensory nerves • Etymology: 1350–1400; < ML cingulum (L:… …   From formal English to slang

  • Shingles — An acute infection caused by the virus Herpes zoster, which also causes chickenpox. Shingles usually emerges in adulthood after exposure to chickenpox or reactivation of the chickenpox virus, which can remain latent in body tissues for years… …   Medical dictionary

  • Herpes zoster — Shingles Shin gles, n. [OF. cengle a girth, F. sangle, fr. L. cingulum a girdle, fr. cingere to gird. Cf. {Cincture}, {Cingle}, {Surcingle}.] (Med.) A kind of herpes ({Herpes zoster}) which spreads half way around the body like a girdle, and is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shingles — Shin gles, n. [OF. cengle a girth, F. sangle, fr. L. cingulum a girdle, fr. cingere to gird. Cf. {Cincture}, {Cingle}, {Surcingle}.] (Med.) A kind of herpes ({Herpes zoster}) which spreads half way around the body like a girdle, and is usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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