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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Shingles

/shĭng'-gəlz/ · Shin·gles · IPA /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/
01 n. 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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    A kind of herpes (Herpes zoster) which spreads half way around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with violent neuralgic pain.(Med.)