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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Cf. F.

herpétique

Pertaining to, or resembling, the herpes; partaking of the nature of herpes;

as,

herpetic

eruptions

Adj.

Pertaining to the herpes or cutaneous eruptions; resembling the herpes, or partaking of its nature; as herpetic eruptions.

herpetic ‎(not comparable)

(medicine) Of or pertaining to herpes, or to any herpesvirus or herpesvirus-caused disease; as a herpetic sore throat.