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Definition of
herpes noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
herpes
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈhərpiz
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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one of a group of infectious diseases, caused by a virus, that cause painful spots on the skin, especially on the face and sexual organs
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