herpes genitalis

[ jen-i-tey-lis ]

noun

1. genital herpes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of herpes genitalis¹

1905–10; < New Latin: genital herpes

Example Sentences

“Herpes Genitalis, it seems, was not always stigmatized; it was merely a cold sore in an unusual place until the 1970s,” wrote an administrator for Project Accept, a nonprofit promoting herpes awareness and acceptance, in a frequently cited post.

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