HERPES SIMPLEX


Meaning of HERPES SIMPLEX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsim-ˌpleks ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, literally, simple herpes

Date: 1907

: either of two diseases caused by a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 1 and Human herpesvirus 2 of the genus Simplexvirus ) and marked in one case by groups of watery blisters on the skin or mucous membranes (as of the mouth and lips) above the waist and in the other by such blisters on the genitals

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.