herpes en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz/ (UK)
- /ˈhɚ.piz/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin herpēs, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης (hérpēs, “herpes”, literally “a creeping”), from ἕρπειν (hérpein, “to creep”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| herpeses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
genital herpes · herpesviral · herpesvirus · postherpes · space herpes · antiherpes · herpes simplex virus · 437737 · herpes gladiatorum · herpetism · herpe · herpes tonsurans · herpes angina
Hyponyms
herpes zoster · herpes simplex
Relateds
Synonyms
Human herpesvirus 2 · Human herpesvirus 1 · herpes simplex
Translations (42)
cmn 皰疹 /疱疹 (viral disease) · ko 포진 (viral disease) · da herpes (viral disease) · tl sakit-ahas (viral disease) · nb herpes (viral disease) · ru ге́рпес (viral disease) · cs opar (viral disease) · ca herpes (viral disease) · de Herpes (viral disease) · sw tego (viral disease) · he הֶרְפֶּס (viral disease) · sh херпес (viral disease) · sv herpes (viral disease) · grc ἕρπης (viral disease) · kk теміреткі (viral disease) · fr herpès (viral disease) · mi pāpaka (viral disease) · ar هِرْبِس (viral disease) · pl opryszczka (viral disease) · sh herpes (viral disease) · eo herpeto (viral disease) · nrf hèrpies (viral disease) · hu herpesz (viral disease) · nn herpes (viral disease) · ta அக்கி (viral disease) · th เริม (viral disease) · tr uçuk (viral disease) · csb òpriszczka (viral disease) · pt herpes (viral disease) · ru лиша́й (viral disease) · gl herpes (viral disease) · kk ұшық (viral disease) · ast herpe (viral disease) · kl herpes (viral disease) · be герпес (viral disease) · ar حَلَأ (viral disease) · el έρπης (viral disease) · he שַׁלְבֶּקֶת (viral disease) · ja 疱疹 (viral disease) · fi herpes (viral disease) · es herpe (viral disease) · es herpes (viral disease)