herpes
/ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz/US/ˈhɚ.piz/
herpes noun: a viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.
Noun
herpes (countable and uncountable, plural herpeses)
- A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.
- This, of course, is something only people with that STI would know. For example, herpes is 437737.2017 June 24, Arti Patel, “Dating with an STI: 7 ways to navigate the (often harsh) dating world”, in Global News
- Synonyms:
- herpes simplex, Human herpesvirus 1, Human herpesvirus 2
herpes meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
herpes in Hindi
- हर्पिस, हर्पीस, हरपीज़
herpes in Tamil
- viral disease
- அக்கி akki
herpes in Marathi
- हर्पीस, हर्पीज
herpes in Urdu
- داد, تب خالہ
More languagesFewer languages
- herpes in Bengali
- হারপিস, হার্পিস
- herpes in Telugu
- హెర్పెస్, హెర్పీస్
- herpes in Malayalam
- ഹെർപ്പസ്, ഹെർപസ്, ഹെർപ്പെസ്
- herpes in Kannada
- ಹರ್ಪಿಸ್, ಹರ್ಪೀಸ್, ಹೆರ್ಪಿಸ್
- herpes in Punjabi
- ਹਰਪੀਜ਼, ਹਰਪੀਸ, ਹਰਪਜ਼
- herpes in Gujarati
- હર્પીસ, હર્પિસ, હર્પીઝ
- herpes in Odia
- ହର୍ପିସ୍, ହର୍ପିଜ୍, ହରପିଜ୍
- herpes in Nepali
- हर्पिस, हर्पीस, हर्पिज
- herpes in Tagalog
- sakit-ahas
- herpes in Arabic
- حَلَأ ḥalaʔ, هِرْبِس hirbis
- herpes in Thai
- เริม rəəm
Examples of herpes in a sentence
- AEs included herpes simplex and herpes zoster infection, appendicitis, pancreatitis, and IBD.
- But it's more likely to be a herpes sore. and that guy shouldn't be working.
- Sunburns can trigger other diseases such as pustular psoriasis, porphyria or herpes simplex, that are not helioses.
Synonyms of herpes
- herpes simplex
- Human herpesvirus 1
- Human herpesvirus 2
Forms of herpes
| plural | herpeses |
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Origin of herpes
From Latin herpēs, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”), from ἕρπειν (hérpein, “to creep”).
Words formed from herpes
Phrases with herpes
Questions about herpes
- What does herpes mean?
- Herpes means a viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.
- What is herpes in Hindi?
- Herpes in Hindi is हर्पिस, हर्पीस, हरपीज़. See Herpes meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is herpes?
- Herpes is a noun.
- How do you pronounce herpes?
- Herpes is pronounced /ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz/ (UK).
- What is the plural of herpes?
- The plural of herpes is herpeses.
Words near herpes in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: herpes (page history and authors); herpes (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herpes (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herpes (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); herpes (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herpes (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herpes (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herpes (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herpes (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herpes (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herpes (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); herpes (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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