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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One or another form of herpes. See shingles.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A dry, scaly eruption on the skin; especially, a ringworm.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun archaic A dry, scaly eruption on the skin; especially, a ringworm.

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  • A dry, scaly eruption on the skin; especially, a ringworm.

    November 3, 2008

  • Or the true story of New York City policeman who went undercover to expose the corruption of his fellow officers--and ate far too many doughnuts in the process. ;->

    November 3, 2008

  • after 'serpent', connected by the Greek motorway to "herpes"?

    December 13, 2009