herpes
English Thesaurus
1. any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | animal virus, |
| definition | : | an animal pathogen that is a virus (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | ebv, epstein-barr virus, |
| definition | : | the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cmv, cytomegalovirus, |
| definition | : | any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | varicella zoster virus, |
| definition | : | the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox (noun.animal) |
2. viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | infectious disease, |
| definition | : | a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | herpes simplex, |
| definition | : | an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes (noun.state) |
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