shingles
Overlapping roof pieces
Shingles is a painful viral infection causing a blistering rash, typically appearing as a band or strip on one side of the body.
It's caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus, which lies dormant in nerve tissue and can emerge decades later, usually in older adults or those with weakened immune systems: My father developed shingles at seventy.
The name comes from a Latin word meaning belt or girdle, describing how the rash wraps around the torso.
Viral nerve inflammation with rash
- varicella-zosterHerpes causing pox, shingles
- chickenpoxContagious blistering viral infection
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- blistersRaised fluid-filled skin
antiviral · acyclovir · valacyclovir · dermatome · nerve · ganglion · reactivation · immunocompromised
Petroleum-based paving material
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
- woodTree-derived building material
shake · composite · fiberglass · metal · copper · aluminum · clay · rubber
Sharp pain from irritated nerves
- burningCombustion in progress
- stabbingWounding with a blade
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- numbnessLoss of sensation
shooting · throbbing · sensitivity · chronic · inflammation · soreness · sharp · lancinating
Outer protective layer
- sidingExterior wall covering
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
scalloped · fishscale · staggered · coursing · exposure · texture · decorative · Victorian
Surface film from aging
- wornDamaged by use
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- curlingForming curved shapes
- fadedLost original color
aged · moss-covered · deterioration · sun-bleached · brittle · warped · lifted · streaking
herpes zoster
Viral nerve inflammation with rash
- varicella-zosterHerpes causing pox, shingles
- chickenpoxContagious blistering viral infection
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
blisters · antiviral · acyclovir · valacyclovir · dermatome · nerve · ganglion · reactivation · immunocompromised · contagious
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
wood · shake · composite · fiberglass · metal · copper · aluminum · clay · rubber · bitumen
neuralgia
Sharp pain from irritated nerves
numbness · shooting · throbbing · sensitivity · chronic · inflammation · soreness · sharp · lancinating · prickling
cladding
Outer protective layer
- sidingExterior wall covering
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
pattern · scalloped · fishscale · staggered · coursing · exposure · texture · decorative · Victorian · Cape Cod
patina
Surface film from aging
faded · aged · moss-covered · deterioration · sun-bleached · brittle · warped · lifted · streaking · algae
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- viral diseasesinfluenza, measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox
- wood projectslumber, plywood, boards, planks, beams
- things that overlaproof tiles, fish scales, feathers, petals, leaves
- lumber industrysawmill, logs, timber harvesting, logging, lumber yards
shinglessheet metal
Thin flat industrial panels
metal roofing · metal panels · flat panels · thatch · sod roof
shingleshealth
Condition of body, mind
remission · dormancy · latency · asymptomatic · clear skin
- roof shingles
- missing shingles
- shingles vaccineImmunization against reactivated chickenpox virus
- roofing shinglesOverlapping protective roof pieces
- cedar shinglesConiferous wood roofing material
- asphalt shinglesPetroleum-based roof tiles