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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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