Male circumcision decreases the risk of viral infections that cause herpes and cancer.
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Herpes
/ˈhɚ.piz/
Synonyms for "herpes" (164 found)
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Closest matches (33)
acneacne vulgarisacute articular rheumatismafrican lethargyaguealkali diseaseamebiasisamebic dysenteryanthraxasiatic cholerabacillary dysenterybastard measlesblack deathblack feverblackwater feverbreakbone feverbrucellosisbubonic plaguecachectic fevercerebral rheumatism
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chagres feverchicken poxcholeracowpoxdandy feverdeer fly feverdenguedengue feverdermamycosisdermatitisdermatosisdiphtheria
Noun(1 words)
clinical management
Strong matches (49)
Noun(6 words)
dumdum feverdysenteryeczemaelephantiasisencephalitis lethargicaenteric feverepitheliomaerysipelaserythemaexanthemfamine feverfive-day feverfluframbesiagerman measlesglandular fevergrippehansenosishaverhill feverheat rash
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hepatitisherpes simplexherpes zosterhistoplasmosishiveshookwormhydrophobiaimpetigoinfantile paralysisinfectious mononucleosisinflammatory rheumatisminfluenzaitchjail feverjungle rotkala azarkissing diseaselepraleprosyleptospirosislichenlichen primusloa loa
Related words (82)
loaiasislockjawlupuslupus vulgarismadnessmalariamalarial fevermarsh fevermeaslesmeningitismiliariamilzbrandmumpsornithosisosteomyelitisparatyphoid feverparotitisparrot feverpemphiguspertussis
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pneumoniapoliopoliomyelitispolyarthritis rheumatismponosprickly heatpruigoprurituspsittacosispsorarabbit feverrabiesrat-bite feverrelapsing feverrheumatic feverrickettsialpoxringwormrubellarubeolascabiesscarlatinascarlet feverschistosomiasisseptic sore throatshinglesskinskin cancersleeping sicknesssleepy sicknesssmallpoxsnail feversplenic feverspotted feverstrep throatswamp fevertetanustetterthrushtineatrench fevertrench mouthtuberculosistularemiatyphoidtyphoid fevertyphustyphus feverundulant fevervacciniavaricellavariolavenereal diseaseviral dysenterywhooping coughyawsyellow feveryellow jackzonazoster
Noun(3 words)
the herpesviruses grouptherapeutic managementviral infection
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More general
10 entriesDNA virusDNA virus familyanimal virusdiseasehealthcareinfectious diseasemedical practiceviral infectionvirusvirus family
More specific
7 entriesantiviral therapycytomegalovirusgenital herpesoral herpesprevention strategiessimplexvirusvaricellovirus
Collocations
6 entriesgenital herpesherpes simplex virusherpes zosterlatent herpes infectionneonatal herpesoral herpes
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
She stayed inside during herpes outbreaks.
Source: tatoeba (792713)
Virtually the entire population is infected with one of eight herpes viruses.
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I wasn't expecting to get herpes in Australia.
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