0 small, round stones that cover a beach or the ground by the edge of a river:
1 a thin, flat tile made of wood, slate, etc. that is fixed in rows to make a roof or wall covering
2 a sign outside a building that says someone is running a business, especially a doctor or lawyer
Dr James first hung his shingle in Oakland in the mid 1970s.
3 a disease caused by a virus that infects particular nerves and that produces a line or lines of painful red spots, especially around the waist
4 a thin, flat piece of wood or other material, many of which are attached in rows to the outside of a roof or a wall
5 a sign outside the house or office of a doctor, lawyer, or other professional:
A shingle hangs from his mail-box.
6 to advertise your services or to start a business as a professional :
To return to an earlier example, my neighbor who is careless with his roof shingles may just be lucky.
Published data on the incidence of shingles ranges between 1.3 and 4.8 per 1000 cases annually [2-5].
From this database we have previously described gender differences in the incidence of chicken pox (no difference), shingles (small female excess) and herpes simplex (large female excess) [28].
Gender-specific age-standardized incidence rates of shingles were calculated for each year and showed a consistent female excess in each of the 8 years (average annual excess 28 %).
The house was sided with brown shingles.
The possibility of gender bias in diagnostic error specifically attributable to the diagnosis of shingles and occurring systematically in every age group and year is remote.
The incidence of shingles and its implications for vaccination policy.
Seventy per cent of them had tuberculosis of the lungs; many had widespread scabies, shingles and there were several cases of malaria.
中文繁体
石頭, (海灘或河岸上的)卵石,礫石, 片…
More中文简体
石头, (海滩或河岸上的)卵石,砾石, 片…
MoreEspañol
guijarros, teja de madera, placa…
MorePortuguês
seixos, pedrinhas, telha de madeira…
MoreTürk dili
çakıl, çakıl taşı…
MoreFrançais
(gros) cailloux…
MoreČeština
oblázky…
MoreDansk
ral…
More