herpetic

[ her-pet-ik ]

adjective

, Pathology.

1. of, relating to, or caused by herpes.

herpetic

/ hɜːˈpɛtɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to any of the herpes diseases

noun

1. a person suffering from any of the herpes diseases

Word History and Origins

Origin of herpetic¹

1775–85; < Greek herpēt-, stem of hérpēs ( herpes ) + -ic

Example Sentences

He says it is possible the surgeon may have had a herpetic whitlow - a herpes infection on the finger - which could have "directly seeded the herpes into the abdomen of the women".

From BBC

Crawford, who was 15 at the time of the alleged assault, says she developed herpetic lesions on her throat.

From Seattle Times

Crawford, who was 15 at the time of the alleged assault, says she developed herpetic lesions on her throat.

From Washington Times

His rash looked more like a herpetic infection or hand, foot and mouth disease, an infection usually caused by the Coxsackie virus and most commonly found in young children and occasionally in adolescents.

From New York Times

Most had hardly heard of genital herpes, to say nothing about the common and devastating systemic herpetic infections in immunocompromised patients.

From Slate