herpes simplex virus

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herpes simplex virus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Herpesvirus \Her"pes*vir`us\, n. (Med.)
     any of several dozen DNA-containing virus of the family
     Herpetoviridae, including among them such
     human-disease-causing agents as Herpes simplex virus
     causing oral and genital herpes, varicella-zoster virus
     (Herpes zoster virus) causing shingles and chickenpox
     (varicella), Epstein-Barr virus (EB virus) causing
     infectious mononucleosis, and Cytomegalovirus.
     [PJC]

herpes simplex virus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  herpes simplex virus
      n 1: a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system
           [syn: herpes simplex, herpes simplex virus]