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Topic: ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek, from herpein 'to move slowly and quietly'

herpes

 noun
     
her‧pes [uncountable]
MI a very infectious disease that causes spots on the skin, for example on the sexual organs or face
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