About The Word Shingles
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Shingles
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What's The Definition Of Shingles?
[n] eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
Synonyms | Synonyms for Shingles: herpes zoster | zoster Related Terms | Find terms related to Shingles: See Also | herpes Shingles In Webster's Dictionary \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 attended with
violent neuralgic pain.
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