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noun
One of two members of the human Herpesviridae family, a set of viruses that produces viral infections in the majority of humans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, sciences, virology
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Synonyms: HSV
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: herpes simplex
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herpes, herpes virus
Narrower terms: herpes simplex 1, HS1, HSV-1, HSV-I, herpes simplex 2, HS2, HSV-2, HSV-II
History
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