Herpesvirus

noun

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounAny 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.

Synonyms

saimiri ateles varicella zoster virus alphaherpesvirus betaherpesvirus herpes simplex varicellovirus herpes shingles poxvirus hepacivirus pseudovirus

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