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Meanings of shingles in English
Portuguese
zona Catalan
herpes zòster 
Viral disease caused by the varicella zoster virus characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area of the body.
Usage of shingles in English
1
About one million Americans develop shingles each year, Le and colleagues say.
2
A person's risk for shingles increases sharply after 50 years of age.
3
Captain Mayo led the way aft, crawling over the shingles and laths.
4
The sun was beating fiercely on the shingles behind the board ceiling.
5
The stones keep the shingles from being torn off by the wind.
6
The shingles and sheathes and clapboards were on before the day ended.
7
The mansion of Mrs. Motte was shingled and the shingles very dry.
8
A vaccine can prevent shingles, and treatments include antiviral and pain medications.
9
The next morning the old cart was loaded with shingles for town.
10
I cover it, bear and all, with broken shingles and splintered boards.
11
Everywhere they looked they saw endless piles of lumber and roof shingles.
12
Nailing shingles on a roof illustrates well the various aspects of habituation.
13
Both groups were also immunized with a dose of a shingles vaccine.
14
The roof is covered with shingles, and is left to weather finish.
15
Splints.-Inemergencies splints can be made from shingles, pasteboards or even bark.
16
He swerved to miss a chunk of wood with shingles still attached.
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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