Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several viral infections marked by the eruption of small vesicles on the skin or mucous membranes, especially herpes simplex.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cutaneous affection, also occurring sometimes on mucous membranes, characterized by the appearance of patches of distinct vesicles. Several forms of herpes are named, of which the principal are those given below.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] In entomology, a genus of weevils, of the family Curculionidæ, having as type H. porcellos, of Asiatic Turkey.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A
viral infection , caused by the Herpes simplexvirus , marked by painful, wateryblisters in the skin ormucous membranes or on thegenitals .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
- noun viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Shingles is sometimes called herpes "zoster", a Greek word meaning "girdle" or "belt", which describes the appearance of the rash.
unknown title 2009
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Laskin 1982 wrote about what he called the herpes syndrome, the sense of being impaired, damaged, anguished, and in isolation.
Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986
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Sorry, but anyone who doesn't take North Korea as serious as herpes is just asking for it.
Freed journalist: 'We knew the nightmare was...coming to an end 2009
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Compared to 20 years ago, genital herpes is five times more common in 12 - to 19-year-old Caucasians and twice as common in adults ages 20 to 29.
Think Progress » Number of millionaires in America increased 16 percent in 2009. 2010
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You can get a list of the guys in your university with herpes from the new Campus Gossip site just to be on the safe side.
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Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a virus spread during sex with an infected partner.
Genital Herpes 2010
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I was thinking of the difference between finding out you got herpes from a one night stand vs getting it from your boyfriend who you care a lot about.
Good Advice from the Ethicist on STI's aka TBTAM 2008
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But complaining about seeing Pauly is like complaining about getting herpes from a girl at Florida State.
Judd Apatow & Posse Finish Funny People Rehearsals at UCB L.A. | /Film 2008
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Men were most likely to be affected, with increases in herpes, syphilis, gonorrhoea and genital warts.
Blame Viagra: Sex Diseases Double For Over 45s | Disinformation 2008
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Without those, dysuria could be anything, and herpes is right up there at the top of the list.
Come See Me aka TBTAM 2007
bilby commented on the word herpes
A village in France.
January 2, 2008
treeseed commented on the word herpes
Herpes is actually a generic term which includes chickenpox, shingles, cold sores. It can be mistaken as Impetigo so make sure your doctor is careful with the diagnosis.
February 5, 2008
bilby commented on the word herpes
HERPES - A blockbuster TV series about seemingly normal people who acquire mysterious powers through sexually transmitted diseases. But some of these special ones may be tempted to use their gifts in the service of evil: save the cheerleader from genital warts, save the world.
March 27, 2008
reesetee commented on the word herpes
Ha!
March 27, 2008
sionnach commented on the word herpes
What a delightfully diverse set of contributors to this thread!
STDromance.com -- now there's an interesting concept. A kind of online shingles bar. Copayment on that Valtrextini only $10, contingent on preapproval from your HMO. Come for the cold sores; stay for the filthy ...
Oh, never mind. You'll have a blistering good time!
Klamydia Lydia
March 27, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word herpes
I take it nicolexue is a departed spammer, since trying to view his/her/its profile produces a 404. Between this one and mi-vox we do seem to be singled out by some impressively distinctive specimens: no mere 'buy v1agra n0w' or 'en1arge y0ur p3n1s' monstrosities here. We're far too classy.
March 27, 2008
reesetee commented on the word herpes
Yes, I remember this creature being quashed by John. And good riddance. Geez....
March 27, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word herpes
See also herpetology, just for a gas.
April 20, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word herpes
I saw a note on my desk that caught my eye because it said "herpes."
It didn't; it said "heroes."
Change one letter...
October 24, 2008
yarb commented on the word herpes
Recently our local hockey megastars featured on a massive billboard ad for some kids' charity, with the slogan something like "we have heroes too", the idea being as I recall that the suffering kids were their heroes.
Happily the predictable adjustment to the 'o' was accomplished so as to render it indistinguishable from the ordinary type.
October 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word herpes
I'll have to remember this next time I need a note on a colleague's desk to grab his/her attention.
October 28, 2008