herpes : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: herpes	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for herpes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herpes n viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin Synonym(s): herpes, herpes virus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Herpes \Her"pes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. "e`rphs, fr. "e`rpein to creep.] (Med.) An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its form, or the part affected; 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.