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postherpes

postherpes adjective: following infection with herpes.

Adjective

postherpes (not comparable)

  1. Following infection with herpes.
    Synonyms:
    postherpetic

Synonyms of postherpes

Origin of postherpes

From post- + herpes.

Questions about postherpes

What does postherpes mean?
Postherpes means following infection with herpes.
What part of speech is postherpes?
Postherpes is an adjective.

Words near postherpes in the dictionary

  1. posthephobia
  2. posthephobias
  3. posthercynian
  4. postherniation
  5. postheroic
  6. postherpes
  7. postherpetic
  8. posthetomies
  9. posthetomise
  10. posthetomised
  11. posthetomises

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