'Herpes' definitions:
Definition of 'herpes'
(from WordNet)
noun
Viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
noun
Any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin [syn: herpes, herpes virus]
Definition of 'Herpes'
From: GCIDE
- Herpes \Her"pes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. "e`rphs, fr. "e`rpein to creep.] (Med.) An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its form, or the part affected, caused by a herpesvirus infection; especially, an eruption of vesicles in small distinct clusters, accompanied with itching or tingling, including shingles, ringworm, and the like; -- so called from its tendency to creep or spread from one part of the skin to another. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'herpes'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acne,
- acne vulgaris,
- acute articular rheumatism,
- African lethargy,
- ague,
- alkali disease,
- amebiasis,
- amebic dysentery,
- anthrax,
- Asiatic cholera,
- bacillary dysentery,
- bastard measles,
- black death,
- black fever,
- blackwater fever,
- breakbone fever,
- brucellosis,
- bubonic plague,
- cachectic fever,
- cerebral rheumatism,
- Chagres fever,
- chicken pox,
- cholera,
- cowpox,
- dandy fever,
- deer fly fever,
- dengue,
- dengue fever,
- dermamycosis,
- dermatitis,
- dermatosis,
- diphtheria,
- dumdum fever,
- dysentery,
- eczema,
- elephantiasis,
- encephalitis lethargica,
- enteric fever,
- epithelioma,
- erysipelas,
- erythema,
- exanthem,
- famine fever,
- five-day fever,
- flu,
- frambesia,
- German measles,
- glandular fever,
- grippe,
- hansenosis,
- Haverhill fever,
- heat rash,
- hepatitis,
- herpes simplex,
- herpes zoster,
- histoplasmosis,
- hives,
- hookworm,
- hydrophobia,
- impetigo,
- infantile paralysis,
- infectious mononucleosis,
- inflammatory rheumatism,
- influenza,
- itch,
- jail fever,
- jungle rot,
- kala azar,
- kissing disease,
- lepra,
- leprosy,
- leptospirosis,
- lichen,
- lichen primus,
- loa loa,
- loaiasis,
- lockjaw,
- lupus,
- lupus vulgaris,
- madness,
- malaria,
- malarial fever,
- marsh fever,
- measles,
- meningitis,
- miliaria,
- milzbrand,
- mumps,
- ornithosis,
- osteomyelitis,
- paratyphoid fever,
- parotitis,
- parrot fever,
- pemphigus,
- pertussis,
- pneumonia,
- polio,
- poliomyelitis,
- polyarthritis rheumatism,
- ponos,
- prickly heat,
- pruigo,
- pruritus,
- psittacosis,
- psora,
- rabbit fever,
- rabies,
- rat-bite fever,
- relapsing fever,
- rheumatic fever,
- rickettsialpox,
- ringworm,
- rubella,
- rubeola,
- scabies,
- scarlatina,
- scarlet fever,
- schistosomiasis,
- septic sore throat,
- shingles,
- skin cancer,
- sleeping sickness,
- sleepy sickness,
- smallpox,
- snail fever,
- splenic fever,
- spotted fever,
- strep throat,
- swamp fever,
- tetanus,
- tetter,
- thrush,
- tinea,
- trench fever,
- trench mouth,
- tuberculosis,
- tularemia,
- typhoid,
- typhoid fever,
- typhus,
- typhus fever,
- undulant fever,
- vaccinia,
- varicella,
- variola,
- venereal disease,
- viral dysentery,
- whooping cough,
- yaws,
- yellow fever,
- yellow jack,
- zona,
- zoster
Words containing 'Herpes'
- Herpes simplex,
- Herpes zoster,
- genital herpes,
- herpes encephalitis,
- herpes genitalis,
- herpes labialis,
- herpes virus,
- oral herpes,
- type I Herpes,
- Herpes simplex virus,
- Herpes zoster virus,
- herpes simplex 1,
- herpes simplex 2,
- herpes simplex encephalitis,
- herpes varicella zoster,
- type II Herpes,
- herpes varicella zoster virus