GENITAL HERPES

Pronunciation (US):

• 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.

• 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)