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herpes labialis

her·pes la·bi·a·lis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-bee-ey-lis]
    • /ˌleɪ biˈeɪ lɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-bee-ey-lis]
    • /ˌleɪ biˈeɪ lɪs/

Definition of herpes labialis words

  • noun herpes labialis oral herpes. 1

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Origin of herpes labialis

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < New Latin: labial herpes

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Parts of speech for Herpes labialis

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

herpes labialis popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for herpes labialis

noun herpes labialis

  • canker — A canker is something evil that spreads and affects things or people.
  • cold sore — Cold sores are small sore spots that sometimes appear on or near someone's lips and nose when they have a cold.
  • fever blister — cold sore.
  • lesion — an injury; hurt; wound.
  • herpes simplex — either of two herpes diseases caused by a herpesvirus that infects humans and some other animals and produces small, transient blisters on the skin or mucous membranes, one type of virus (herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1) usually associated with oral herpes but also causing genital herpes and the other (herpes simplex virus type 2, or HSV-2) usually causing genital herpes.

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