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preherpetic

preherpetic adjective: prior to the onset of herpes.

Adjective

preherpetic (not comparable)

  1. Prior to the onset of herpes.

Origin of preherpetic

From pre- + herpetic.

Questions about preherpetic

What does preherpetic mean?
Preherpetic means prior to the onset of herpes.
What part of speech is preherpetic?
Preherpetic is an adjective.

Words near preherpetic in the dictionary

  1. preheparinised
  2. preheparinized
  3. prehepatic
  4. preheritance
  5. preheroic
  6. preherpetic
  7. prehesternal
  8. preheterosexual
  9. prehiatus
  10. prehibernation
  11. prehierarchical

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