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How to use herpes in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

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. Example: “For example, herpes is 437737.”

Examples of herpes by meaning

nounA viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters...

  • 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

More sentences with herpes

  • AEs included herpes simplex and herpes zoster infection, appendicitis, pancreatitis, and IBD.2021 December, Christine Liu, Jacqueline Kieltyka, Roy Fleischmann, Massimo Gadina, John J. O’Shea, “A Decade of JAK Inhibitors: What Have…. From the entry abrocitinib
  • But it's more likely to be a herpes sore. and that guy shouldn't be working.2004, Martin Amis, Vintage Amis, page 180. From the entry fuck sore
  • Sunburns can trigger other diseases such as pustular psoriasis, porphyria or herpes simplex, that are not helioses.1999, Philip C. Anderson, Kristin S. Malaker, Managing Skin Diseases, page 265. From the entry helioses
  • Ice Pirates “A ‘Star Wars’ rip-off with S&M scenes, twelfth-rate jokes, and ‘space herpes’”1985, “1984 entertainment: Movies to see and shun”, in Michiganensian, volume 89, page 60. From the entry space herpes
  • As an example, look at herpes simplex.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, →ISBN, page 373. From the entry herpes simplex
  • It has already received one approval, on a test for herpes simplex virus type 1, and will continue to use the nanotainer for that test.2015 October 16, Andrew Pollack, “Theranos, a Blood Test Start-Up, Faces F.D.A. Scrutiny”, in New York Times. From the entry nanotainer
  • The vesicles on his palpebrate conjunctivae and the Tzanck stain (or smear) revealing multinucleated giant cells are almost pathognomonic for a herpes simplex infection.2011, Pamela Scott, Cases in Clinical Medicine, page 162. From the entry palpebrate
  • From the description, Letha felt sure Jane had herpes zoster, or shingles, which often strikes cancer patients or others with depressed immune systems.2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 98. From the entry shingles
  • In cells infected with the herpes virus, acyclovir is converted to a metabolic blocking agent, thereby largely overcoming the old and plaguing problem of toxicity to the host.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 443. From the entry aciclovir

Meaning of herpes

  1. 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.

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Questions about herpes in a sentence

How do you use herpes in a sentence?
Herpes is used as a noun. For example: “For example, herpes is 437737.”
What is a short sentence with herpes?
“For example, herpes is 437737.”
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.

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