herpes genitalis(n = noun.state) genital herpes - an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area;
is a kind of herpes simplex, cupid's disease, cupid's itch, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, std, vd, venereal disease, venereal infection, venus's curse

genital herpes, herpes, herpes encephalitis, herpes labialis, herpes simplex, herpes simplex 1, herpes simplex 2, herpes simplex encephalitis, herpes simplex virus, herpes varicella zoster, herpes varicella zoster virus, herpes virus, herpes zoster, herpes zoster virus, oral herpes