Definition of
herpes has definitions from the fields of biology,medicine
1
[ noun ] (medicine) viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane

Related terms

infectious_disease herpes_zoster herpes_simplex

2
[ noun ] (biology) any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

Synonyms

herpes_virus

Related terms

animal_virus Epstein-Barr_virus herpes_zoster cytomegalovirus varicella_zoster_virus herpes_simplex

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Rhymes with

hippies peas p.s p.'s p's appease trapeze

Phonetic and Homophones

HH ER1 P IY0 Z

Similar Spelling

Herpestes heyrovsky

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