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noun Pathology.

a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.

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Also called herpes genitalis.

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genistein, genit., genital, genital cord, genital corpuscle, genital herpes, genitalia, genitality, genital mutilation, genital organ, genital phase

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How to use genital herpes in a sentence

Macaques, a popular exotic pet, carries Herpes B, which has a 70 percent mortality rate on humans, Leahy said.
The $10 Billion Pet Cheetah and Chimp Industry|Sharon Adarlo|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Herpes virus, adenovirus and many others have been studied against a wide variety of cancers; many trials are ongoing.
Are Viruses the Next Cure for Cancer?|Kent Sepkowitz|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Genital mutilation is practiced in various forms across the African continent, from Nigeria to Somalia.
Egypt: Stop Mutilating Little Girls!|Bel Trew|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Genital mutilation, for example, is not a just a medical problem but a legal problem.
Female Judges From Around the Globe Convene in D.C.|Eve Conant|April 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Those are also the culprits in her other lifelong cause: ending the practice now called Female Genital Mutilation.
Somaliland's Healer of Women|Lynn Sherr|March 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Herpes facialis is often observed in association with colds and febrile and lung diseases.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Shingles, shing′glz, n. popular name for the disease Herpes zoster.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Herpes of the lips sometimes occurs in the commencement of the disease.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Genital duct diaulic, without open seminal groove; male and female apertures contiguous.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
Genital duct always triaulic, and male and female apertures distant from each other.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for genital herpes

genital herpes

noun

a sexually transmitted disease caused by a variety of the herpes simplex virus in which painful blisters occur in the genital region

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Medical definitions for genital herpes

genital herpes

A highly contagious, sexually transmitted viral infection caused by herpesvirus type two and characterized by painful lesions in the genital and anal regions.

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