GENITAL HERPES
Dictionary entry overview: What does genital herpes mean? • GENITAL HERPES (noun)
The noun GENITAL HERPES has 1 sense:
1. an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
Familiarity information: GENITAL HERPES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENITAL HERPES (noun)
Meaning:
An infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
genital herpes; herpes genitalis
Hypernyms ("genital herpes" is a kind of...):
herpes simplex (an infection caused by the herpes simples virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes)
Cupid's disease; Cupid's itch; dose; sexually transmitted disease; social disease; VD; venereal disease; venereal infection; Venus's curse (a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact)
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