Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herpes simplex virus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: her-pes sim-plex virus
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of two members of the human Herpesviridae family, a set of viruses that produces viral infections in the majority of humans.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

herpes simplex viruses (plural)

Synonyms

HSV herpes simplex

Questions

What does herpes simplex virus mean?: One of two members of the human Herpesviridae family, a set of viruses that produces viral infections in the majority of humans.

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