genital herpes

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nounPathology.
  1. a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.

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British Dictionary definitions for genital herpes

genital herpes

noun
  1. a sexually transmitted disease caused by a variety of the herpes simplex virus in which painful blisters occur in the genital region

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