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HERPES SIMPLEX

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• HERPES SIMPLEX (noun)
The noun HERPES SIMPLEX has 2 senses:

1. 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
2. a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system

Familiarity information: HERPES SIMPLEX used as a noun is rare.

• HERPES SIMPLEX (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("herpes simplex" is a kind of...):

herpes (viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "herpes simplex"):

cold sore; fever blister; herpes labialis; oral herpes (caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1))

genital herpes; herpes genitalis (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)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

herpes simplex virus; herpes simplex

Hypernyms ("herpes simplex" is a kind of...):

herpes; herpes virus (any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "herpes simplex"):

herpes simplex 1; HS1; HSV-1; HSV-I (a herpes virus that causes oral herpes)

herpes simplex 2; HS2; HSV-2; HSV-II (a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes)

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