'Herpes simplex virus' definitions:

Definition of 'herpes simplex virus'

noun

A herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system [syn: herpes simplex, herpes simplex virus]

From: GCIDE

Herpesvirus \Her"pes*vir`us\, n. (Med.) any of several dozen DNA-containing virus of the family Herpetoviridae, including among them such human-disease-causing agents as Herpes simplex virus causing oral and genital herpes, varicella-zoster virus (Herpes zoster virus) causing shingles and chickenpox (varicella), Epstein-Barr virus (EB virus) causing infectious mononucleosis, and Cytomegalovirus. [PJC]