herpes的词源

英文词源

herpes

herpes: see serpent

herpes (n.)

late 14c., "inflammatory, spreading skin condition" (used of shingles, gangrene, etc.), from Latin herpes "a spreading skin eruption," from Greek herpes, the name for the disease shingles, literally "creeping," from herpein "to creep" (cognate with Latin serpere "to creep;" see serpent). The condition was not distinguished into specific diseases until early 19c.

中文词源

herpes：疱疹

来自希腊语herpein,爬行，蜿蜒，词源同serpent.用于指皮肤疾病疱疹，因呈圈状而得名。

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