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SHINGLES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shingles mean?
• SHINGLES (noun)
The noun SHINGLES has 1 sense:
1. eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
Familiarity information: SHINGLES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
herpes zoster; shingles; zoster
Hypernyms ("shingles" is a kind of...):
herpes (viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane)
Context examples
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of infections caused by herpesvirus, including herpes-zoster (shingles).
(Brivudine, NCI Dictionary)
It is the causative agent of chickenpox and shingles.
(Human Herpesvirus 3, NCI Thesaurus)
You probably will not get chickenpox again, but the virus can cause shingles in adults.
(Chickenpox, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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