her|pes

her|pes
her|pes «HUR peez», noun.
any one of various virus diseases causing spreading blisterlike blotches on the skin or mucous membrane, such as shingles and cold sores.
[< Latin herpes < Greek hérpēs the disease shingles < hérpein to creep]

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