The Collaborative International Dictionary
Herpetic
Herpetic \Her*pet"ic\, a. [Cf. F. herp['e]tique.] Pertaining to, or resembling, the herpes; partaking of the nature of herpes; as, herpetic eruptions.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
herpetic
a. (context medicine English) Of or pertaining to herpes, or to any herpesvirus or herpesvirus-caused disease; ''as'' a herpetic sore throat.
Usage examples of "herpetic".
Ramifications in every direction, crossings of trenches, branchings, goose-tracks, stars as if in mines, cœcums, cul-de-sacs, arches covered with saltpetre, infectious cesspools, a herpetic ooze upon the walls, drops falling from the ceiling, darkness.