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Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine:
A
viral
infection
,
caused
by Human
alphaherpesvirus
1 and Human
alphaherpesvirus
2,
marked
by
painful
,
watery
blisters
in the
skin
or
mucous membranes
or on the genitals.
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Origin
herpes
English
herpes
Latin
ἕρπης
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἕρπειν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἕρπω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
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