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Word: Herpes
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (originally used also of other skin conditions): via Latin from Greek herpēs ‘shingles’, literally ‘creeping’, from herpein ‘to creep’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhəːpiːz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
any of a group of virus diseases caused by herpesviruses, affecting the skin (often with blisters) or the nervous system.
Short Definition:any of group of virus diseases caused by herpesviruses, affecting skin often with blisters
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