Meanings
nounherpes simplex (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus.
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Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan herpes simple
- herpes simpleviral disease
Chinese Mandarin 單純皰疹 /单纯疱疹
- 單純皰疹 /单纯疱疹 (dānchún pàozhěn)viral disease
Czech opar
- oparviral disease
Finnish herpes simplex, herpes
- herpes simplexviral disease
- herpesviral disease
French herpès
- herpèsviral disease
German Herpes simplex
- Herpes simplexviral disease
Hungarian herpesz, herpes simplex
- herpeszviral disease
- herpes simplexviral disease
Japanese 単純疱疹, 単純ヘルペス
- 単純疱疹 (tanjun hōshin)viral disease
- 単純ヘルペス (tanjun herupesu)viral disease
Korean 단순 포진
- 단순 포진 (dansun pojin)viral disease
Russian просто́й ге́рпес
- просто́й ге́рпес (prostój gérpes)viral disease
Spanish herpes simple
- herpes simpleviral disease
Turkish uçuk
- uçukviral disease
Cite this entry
APA
herpes simplex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herpes%20simplex
MLA
“herpes simplex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herpes%20simplex. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herpes simplex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herpes%20simplex.
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