Shingles
11shingles — Lap Lap, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see {Lap}, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To wrap or wind around something.… …
12Shingles for the Lord — is a short story written by the American author William Faulkner, first published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1943 [ [http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/ egjbp/faulkner/r ss shinglesforthelord.html WFotW Shingles for the Lord : COMMENTARY RESOURCES… …
13Shingles pain — Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles. When such pain persists beyond one month it is referred to as postherpetic neuralgia.The most common complication of shingles is postherpetic neuralgia. This occurs when the pain associated… …
14shingles — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Middle English schingles, by folk etymology from Medieval Latin cingulus, from Latin cingulum girdle more at cingulum Date: 14th century an acute viral inflammation of the sensory ganglia of… …
15shingles — (zoster; shing g lz) A reactivated form of chickenpox caused by the varicella zoster virus …
16shingles — Disease in adults caused by Varicella zoster virus (Herpetoviridae), that in children causes chicken pox. Disease arises by reactivation (usually associated with a decline in cell mediated immunity) of latent virus that persists in spinal or… …
17shingles — /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… …
18shingles — noun /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/ herpes zoster. Syn: herpes zoster …
19shingles — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, MS, acne, acne vulgaris, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,… …
20shingles — shin|gles [ˈʃıŋgəlz] n [U] a disease caused by an infection of the nerve endings, which produces painful red spots …
