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Herpes

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
herpes virus
possessive
Herpes's
pluralpossessive
Herpeses'