herxes
herxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of herx.
herxes is the plural of herx.
Meaning of herx
Verb
herx (third-person singular simple present herxes, present participle herxing, simple past and past participle herxed)
- To experience a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, a negative reaction to antibiotic treatment.
- These usually last for several hours, and require little more than aspirin and bed rest. Yet many Lyme newsgroup participants write about a "herx" beginning days or weeks after the start of antibiotic therapy, and "herxing" for weeks at a time -- often in a cyclic fashion.2017 October 1, Edward McSweegan, “Lyme Disease: Questionable Diagnosis and Treatment”, in ActionLyme.org, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2023
Noun capitalized: Herxes
Herxes
- plural of Herx
Questions about herxes
- What is herxes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Herxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of herx.
- What part of speech is herxes?
- Herxes is a noun.
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