| NOUN | animal | herpes virus, herpes | any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin |
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| Meaning | Any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin. | |
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| Synonym | herpes | |
| 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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