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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
herpetic

"pertaining to herpes," 1783, from Greek herpes (genitive herpetos); see herpes + -ic.

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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.