- her·pes
- /ˈhɚˌpiːz/ noun [noncount]: a disease that causes painful spots on the skin
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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] … Useful english dictionary
her|pes|vi|rus — «HUR peez VY ruhs», noun. any one of a group of viruses which contain DNA and are sensitive to ether, including the viruses causing herpes and chicken pox … Useful english dictionary
pes — al·pes·trine; anat·i·pes·ti·fer; cam·pes·tral; ge·o·tru·pes; har·pes; her·pes; her·pes·tes; in·tem·pes·tive; pes·cha·ni·ki; pes·cod; pes·ki·ly; pes·ki·ness; pes·sa·ry; pes·si·mal; pes·si·mism; pes·si·mist; pes·si·mis·tic; pes·si·mis·ti·cal·ly;… … English syllables
her — ad·her·ence; ad·her·en·cy; ad·her·end; co·her·en·cy; co·her·ent; co·her·er; dis·her·it; dis·in·her·i·son; ex·her·e·da·tion; ex·her·i·date; her·a·bol; her·a·cle·an; her·a·cle·um; her·a·cli·te·an·ism; her·ald·ist; her·ald·ry; her·a·path·ite;… … English syllables
Aporrhais pes-pelicani — Pelican Pel i*can, n. [F. p[ e]lican, L. pelicanus, pelecanus, Gr. ?, ?, ?, the woodpecker, and also a water bird of the pelican kind, fr. ? to hew with an ax, akin to Skr. para[,c]u.] [Written also {pelecan}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any large webfooted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pelican in her piety — Pelican Pel i*can, n. [F. p[ e]lican, L. pelicanus, pelecanus, Gr. ?, ?, ?, the woodpecker, and also a water bird of the pelican kind, fr. ? to hew with an ax, akin to Skr. para[,c]u.] [Written also {pelecan}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any large webfooted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
herpes — her·pes … English syllables
herpes genitalis — her·pes gen·i·tal·is .hər (.)pēz .jen ə tal əs n genital herpes … Medical dictionary
herpes — her|pes Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
herpes — hèr·pes s.m.inv., lat. TS med. affezione virale della pelle caratterizzata da formazione di vescicole con reazione infiammatoria cutanea, che si accompagna spesso a stati febbrili Sinonimi: erpete. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1493. ETIMO: lat.… … Dizionario italiano
