Hypertext Webster Gateway: "herpes"
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) 1.7 (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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