herpes virus meaning

Definition of herpes virus

1. any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

   Synonyms: herpes

   Type of: animal virus

   Kinds: herpes simplex, herpes zoster, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster virus

herpes virus in a sentence

• Virtually the entire population is infected with one of eight herpes viruses.

How to pronounce herpes virus

herpes virus is pronounced /ˈhɜːpiz ˈvaɪrəs/ in British English and /ˈhɝpiz ˈvaɪrəs/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.