herpes genitalis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of herpes genitalis
1905–10; < New Latin: genital herpes
Example Sentences
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“Herpes Genitalis, it seems, was not always stigmatized; it was merely a cold sore in an unusual place until the 1970s,” wrote an administrator for Project Accept, a nonprofit promoting herpes awareness and acceptance, in a frequently cited post.
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