herpes : Idioms & Phrases

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genital herpes

  • noun an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
    genital herpes.
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herpes encephalitis

  • noun common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes
    herpes encephalitis; acute inclusion body encephalitis.
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herpes genitalis

  • noun an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
    genital herpes.
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herpes labialis

  • noun caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
    herpes labialis; fever blister; cold sore.
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herpes simplex

  • noun 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
  • noun a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system
    herpes simplex.
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herpes simplex 1

  • noun a herpes virus that causes oral herpes
    HSV-I; HSV-1; HS1.
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herpes simplex 2

  • noun a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes
    HS2; HSV-2; HSV-II.
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herpes simplex encephalitis

  • noun common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes
    herpes encephalitis; acute inclusion body encephalitis.
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herpes simplex virus

  • noun a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system
    herpes simplex.
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herpes varicella zoster

  • noun a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles
    herpes varicella zoster.
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herpes varicella zoster virus

  • noun a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles
    herpes varicella zoster.
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herpes virus

  • noun any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
    herpes.
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herpes zoster

  • noun eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
    shingles; zoster.
  • noun a herpes virus that causes shingles
    herpes zoster.
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herpes zoster virus

  • noun a herpes virus that causes shingles
    herpes zoster.
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oral herpes

  • noun caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
    herpes labialis; fever blister; cold sore.
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