herpes

Words with a similar base: herpes, herpes_virus

'herpes'

[herpes.n.01] as in: viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane

'herpes'

[herpes.n.02] as in: any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

Origins

					herpes (English)
└── herpes (Latin)
    └── ἕρπης (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        ├── ἕρπειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── ἕρπω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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