Definition of herpes Herpes
/hɚˈpiz/ - [herpeez] - her•pes
We found 6 definitions of herpes from 5 different sources.
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NounPlural: herpes |
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| herpes - any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin | ||
| herpes virus | ||
| animal virus an animal pathogen that is a virus | ||
| herpes simplex virus, herpes simplex a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system | ||
| herpes zoster virus, herpes zoster a herpes virus that causes shingles | ||
| ebv, epstein-barr virus the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China | ||
| cmv, cytomegalovirus any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems | ||
| herpes - viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane | ||
| infectious disease a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | ||
| herpes simplex a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- herpes (n.)
An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its form, or the part affected; especially, an eruption of vesicles in small distinct clusters, accompanied with itching or tingling, including shingles, ringworm, and the like; -- so called from its tendency to creep or spread from one part of the skin to another.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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herpes
hėr′pēz, n. the name of a group of diseases of the skin, characterised by the presence of clusters of vesicles on an inflamed base—Catarrhal herpes and Herpes zoster or Shingles.—adj. Herpet′ic, relating to or resembling herpes: creeping. [Gr. herpēs—herpein, to creep.]
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🔤- herpes, noun, singular of herpeses.
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