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HSV-2

HSV-2

See under herpes simplex.
Also, HSV-II.

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herpes simplex

[sim-pleks]
noun
either of two herpes diseases caused by a herpesvirus that infects humans and some other animals and produces small, transient blisters on the skin or mucous membranes, one type of virus (herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1) usually associated with oral herpes but also causing genital herpes and the other (herpes simplex virus type 2, or HSV-2) usually causing genital herpes.

Origin:
1905–10; < Neo-Latin: literally, simple herpes
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herpes simplex herpes sim·plex (sĭm'plěks')
n.

  1. A recurrent viral disease that is caused by herpesvirus type one and is marked by fluid-containing vesicles on the mouth, lips, or face; cold sore.

  2. A recurrent viral disease that is caused by herpesvirus type two and is marked by fluid-containing vesicles on the genitals.

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