| NOUN | state | herpes | viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | herpes, herpes virus | any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin |
| Sounds | hher'piyz | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz... | |
| Meaning | viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | herpes simplex | An infection caused by the herpes simplex virus |
| herpes zoster, zoster, shingles | eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia | |
| Broader | infectious disease | A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact |
| Spanish | herpes | |
| Catalan | herpes | |
| Meaning | Any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | herpes virus | |
| Narrower | Epstein-Barr virus, EBV | The herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis |
| cytomegalovirus, CMV | Any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects | |
| herpes simplex, herpes simplex virus | A herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system | |
| herpes zoster, herpes zoster virus | A herpes virus that causes shingles | |
| varicella zoster virus | The member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox | |
| Broader | animal virus | An animal pathogen that is a virus |
| Spanish | herpes | |
| Catalan | herpes | |
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