Herpes

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  • noun. Any of several viral infections marked by the eruption of small vesicles on the skin or mucous membranes, especially herpes simplex.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A cutaneous affection, also occurring sometimes on mucous membranes, characterized by the appearance of patches of distinct vesicles. Several forms of herpes are named, of which the principal are those given below.
  • noun. [capitalized] [NL.] In entomology, a genus of weevils, of the family Curculionidæ, having as type H. porcellos, of Asiatic Turkey.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its form, or the part affected, caused by a herpesvirus infection; 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A viral infection, caused by the Herpes simplex virus, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes or on the genitals.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
  • noun. viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
    • Word Usage
    "Shingles is sometimes called herpes "zoster", a Greek word meaning "girdle" or "belt", which describes the appearance of the rash."
    cross-reference
    herpes facialis  herpes zoster  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    burpees  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    African lethargy  Asiatic cholera  Chagres fever  German measles  Haverhill fever  
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