ETYM Old Fren. cengle a girth, French sangle, from Latin cingulum a girdle, from cingere to gird. Related to Cincture, Cingle, Surcingle.
A disease producing pains and itching, related to chicken pox; herpes zoster.
Common name for herpes zoster, a disease characterized by infection of sensory nerves, with pain and eruption of blisters along the course of the affected nerves.