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her·pes
(hûr′pēz)n.
Any of several viral infections marked by the eruption of small vesicles on the skin or mucous membranes, especially herpes simplex.
[Middle English, from Latin herpēs, from Greek, from herpein, to creep.]
her·pet′ic (hər-pĕt′ĭk) adj.
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herpes
(ˈhɜːpiːz)n
(Pathology) any of several inflammatory diseases of the skin, esp herpes simplex, characterized by the formation of small watery blisters. See also genital herpes
[C17: via Latin from Greek: a creeping, from herpein to creep]
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her•pes
(ˈhɜr piz)n.
1. any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.
2. herpesvirus.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin: cutaneous eruption < Greek hérpēs literally, a creeping; c. Latin serpēns serpent]
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her·pes
(hûr′pēz) Any of several infections caused by a virus, characterized by the eruption of painful blisters on the skin or a mucous membrane.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact herpes simplex - an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes herpes zoster, shingles, zoster - eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia |
2. | herpes - any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin 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 varicella zoster virus - the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox |
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herpes
n herpes m; — simplex herpes simple, herpes simplex; — zoster herpes zóster, culebrilla (fam), zona m (fam); labial — herpes labial, fuego (fam), calentura (fam), erupción en los labios (debida al herpes)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.