Definitions for herpes

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herpes her·pes

Spelling: [hur-peez]

IPA: /ˈhɜr piz/

Herpes is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 95 anagrams from letters in herpes (eehprs).

Definitions for herpes

noun

1. any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes. Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
2. herpesvirus.

Origin of herpes

1375-1425; late Middle English New Latin: cutaneous eruption Greek hérpēs, literally, a creeping (akin to hérpein to creep, spread); cognate with Latin serpēns serpent