herpes

see definition of herpes

as insexually transmitted disease

as invenereal disease

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "inflammatory, spreading skin condition" (used of shingles, gangrene, etc.), from Latin herpes "a spreading skin eruption," from Greek herpes, the name for the disease shingles, literally "creeping," from herpein "to creep" (cognate with Latin serpere "to creep;" see serpent). The condition was not distinguished into specific diseases until early 19c.

Example Sentences for herpes

Herpes has been described in connection with both adult and infantile scurvy.

Achor is, 'a species of the Herpes;' and Hey, 'an expression of joy.'

In 1842–43 Gruby showed that Herpes tonsurans, a form of ringworm, is due to the fungus Trichophyton tonsurans.

Herpes of the lips, due to a mild staphylococcal infection, is common in delicate children and in the early stages of pneumonia.

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noun disease given through sexual relations

More words related to herpes

sexually transmitted disease

noun. disease given through sexual relations

venereal disease

noun. disease communicable through sex

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