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herpesvirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
her-pesvirus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the family Herpesviridae, double-stranded DNA viruses, many of which are responsible for diseases such as chickenpox, herpes simplex, and shingles, and others affecting animals.

Etymology

From herpes + virus.

Inflected Forms

herpesviruses (plural)

Derived Forms

antiherpesvirus gammaherpesvirus herpesviral

Questions

What does herpesvirus mean?
Any of the family Herpesviridae, double-stranded DNA viruses, many of which are responsible for diseases such as chickenpox, herpes simplex, and shingles, and others affecting animals.
Where does herpesvirus come from?
From herpes + virus.

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