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    herpes
    her‧pes /ˈhɜːpiːz $ ˈhɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Latin
     Origin: Greek, from herpein 'to move slowly and quietly'
    a very infectious disease that causes spots on the skin, for example on the sexual organs or face