SHINGLES


Meaning of SHINGLES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈʃɪŋɡlz ]

n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) an acute painful viral inflammation of the nerve ganglia, with a skin eruption often forming a girdle around the middle of the body. [ME f. med.L cingulus f. L cingulum girdle f. cingere gird]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.