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herpetic

[ her-pet-ik ]

adjective

, Pathology.
  1. of, relating to, or caused by herpes.


herpetic

/ hɜːˈpɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to any of the herpes diseases
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a person suffering from any of the herpes diseases
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of herpetic1

1775–85; < Greek herpēt-, stem of hérpēs ( herpes ) + -ic
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Example Sentences

He concluded that the most likely scenario is that the surgeon had a herpetic whitlow, or herpes infection on his finger.

The heart had been attacked for some time past; a herpetic affection threatened to complicate the state of affairs.

Another application for herpetic eruptions is the juice of the leaves mixed with an equal quantity of lemon juice.

Winking habits follow an herpetic involvement of the superior branch of the fifth nerve.

Herpetic eruptions about the mouth or nostrils were observed in 20 out of 181 of our cases in which this point is noted.

Feron also calls Bretonneau's mild form of the disease a herpetic angina with pseudo-membrane; so does Gubler.

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herpes zosterherpetol.