genital herpes

noun

: herpes simplex of the type typically affecting the genitalia

Examples of genital herpes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is no cure for genital herpes, but medication can treat symptoms.3 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a condition affecting the female reproductive organs, such as the uterus, ovaries, cervix, and fallopian tubes. —Wendy Wisner, Health, 31 Oct. 2024

Or that dolphins can get genital herpes and koalas can get chlamydia. advertisement Zoobiquity focuses on medical issues like heart disease, cancer, and infertility, as well as psychiatric and behavioral diseases that humans and millions of animal species experience alike. —Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024

The low rate of efficacy with genital herpes and HPV accounts in part for why the diseases are so widespread in the United States. —Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024

Last November, Howard was accused of knowingly giving a woman genital herpes. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

genital herpes

noun

: herpes simplex of the type typically affecting the genitalia

Medical Definition

genital herpes

noun

: herpes simplex of the type affecting the genitals

called also herpes genitalis