genital herpes
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈdʒɛnɪtəl ˈhɜrpiːz/
- Specialized
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herpes genital
- Understanding how genital herpes is transmitted can help prevent its spread.
- persons with genital herpes
- genital herpes knowledge
- genital herpes and other STDs
Please tell us one in every four women out of one out of every four women has genital herpes.
- Please tell us one in every four women out of one out of every four women has genital herpes.
Examples
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Therefore, it is critical that individuals who have genital herpes abstain from all types of genital contact when they are having a herpes outbreak.
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Hi, I was diagnosed with genital herpes 13 or 14 years ago.
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Persons with genital herpes needed for a research study examining the social and psychological issues surrounding this disease.
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It's possible for a person to have both oral herpes and genital herpes.
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Transmission of genital herpes occurs primarily through genital contact with an infected partner.
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Issues surrounding genital herpes provide a particularly good arena for understanding moral decision-making surrounding sexuality.
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The participants with herpes received a more extensive questionnaire that contained questions related to their experience with genital herpes, including how long they had the disease, and the frequency and severity of their outbreaks.
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Many people live with genital herpes and manage the symptoms effectively.
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The doctor explained that genital herpes can cause painful sores in the genital area.
Synonyms
An infection spread by sex that causes painful sores on the genitals and often comes back
An infection that causes small painful blisters on the skin or in the mouth
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines two fully compositional words: 'genital' (relating to the reproductive/sex organs) and 'herpes' (a viral condition causing painful eruptions), so the meaning 'herpes affecting the genital area' is directly derivable. Medical specifics (e.g., HSV‑2) may be beyond a B1 learner, but the core concept is transparently understandable from the constituents.
Etymology
Genital herpes comes from two words: genital meaning 'belonging to the genitals' and herpes meaning 'to creep'. The second word refers to how the infection can come back and spread slowly, so the name describes a virus that causes recurring sores on the genitals.