simplex

[sim-pleks] / ˈsɪm plɛks /

ADJECTIVE

elementary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elemental fundamental rudimentary straightforward underlying

WEAK

ABCs abecedarian basal beginning child's play clear duck soup easy essential facile foundational initial introductory meat and potatoes original plain prefatory preliminary primary primitive primo simplest simplified substratal uncomplex uncomplicated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

additional advanced extra secondary

WEAK

abstruse complex complicated compound difficult hard intricate involved

ADJECTIVE

rudimental

Synonyms

WEAK

ABCs abecedarian basal basic beginning child's play clear duck soup easy elemental essential facile foundational fundamental initial introductory meat and potatoes original plain prefatory preliminary primary primitive primo rudimentary simplest simplified straightforward substratal uncomplex uncomplicated underlying

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In Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2020, as in other military towns across the U.S., rates of sexually transmitted infections like syphilis, herpes simplex and HIV are among the highest in the country.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Remarkably, people lacking functional UNC93B1 are prone to viral infections with a severe course, such as herpes simplex virus encephalitis and severe COVID-19, highlighting the essential role of UNC93B1 for a healthy immune system.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2024

Deaths caused by HSV-1 - herpes simplex 1 - are almost unheard of in healthy people.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2023

The treatment, called Vyjuvek, uses an inactivated herpes simplex virus to deliver working copies of that gene.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

If the trait is present in the simplex form in one parent and absent in the other, formula 2 applies.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.

simplex

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