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herpes

[hur-peez] / ˈhɜr piz /
NOUN
sexually transmitted disease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome gonorrhea syphilis the clap venereal disease
WEAK
HIV SIDA STD VD chancroid chlamydia clap crab louse crabs genital herpes genital warts herpes simplex scabies social disease tabes dorsalis
NOUN
venereal disease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gonorrhea pox syphilis
WEAK
STD VD crabs sexually-transmitted disease social disease the clap

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A modified herpes virus is injected into tumors, which causes cancer cells to burst and release flares that activate and train the immune system to attack cancer cells throughout the body.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Additionally, the Safari Park has done extensive examination into the endotheliotropic herpes virus.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The team examined a viral "fusion" protein that herpes viruses use to merge with and enter cells, a process responsible for many infections.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

"It's time for New Zealand to become the best place in the world to have herpes."

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Zoster, zos′tėr, n. an ancient Greek waist-belt for men: herpes zoster or shingles.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various