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View synonyms for herpes labialis

herpes labialis

[ ley-bee-ey-lis ]

herpes labialis

/ ˌleɪbɪˈælɪs /

noun

  1. a technical name for cold sore
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Word History and Origins

Origin of herpes labialis1

1805–15; < New Latin: labial herpes
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Word History and Origins

Origin of herpes labialis1

New Latin: herpes of the lip
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Example Sentences

During some epidemics the only one observed is herpes labialis; in others the eruption resembles roseola, measles, or the mulberry rash of typhus, or from the first it consists of petechi�, vibices, or extensive ecchymoses.

B�rensprung mentions especially the occurrence of herpes labialis in cases of irregular relapsing fever which bore considerable resemblance to typhus.

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