2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Herpes \Her"pes\, n. [L., fr Gr "e`rphs, fr "e`rpein to
creep.] (Med.)
An eruption of the skin, taking various names according to
its form or the part affected; 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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
herpes
n 1: viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous
membrane
2: any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the
skin [syn: {herpes virus}]
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