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HERPES LABIALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does herpes labialis mean?
• HERPES LABIALIS (noun)
The noun HERPES LABIALIS has 1 sense:
1. caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
Familiarity information: HERPES LABIALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
cold sore; fever blister; herpes labialis; oral herpes
Hypernyms ("herpes labialis" is a kind of...):
herpes simplex (an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes)
Context examples
An iodinated analog of deoxycytidine used topically in the treatment of herpes labialis.
(Ibacitabine, NCI Thesaurus)
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