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A member of the herpes family of viruses.
Any virus belonging to the family Herpesviridae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(hur´pēz-vi″rәs) herpes virus any virus of the family Herpesviridae.
Type: Term Pronunciation: her′pēz-vī′rŭs Definitions: 1. Any virus belonging to the family Herpesviridae.
Herpesvirus: One of a family of double-stranded DNA viruses that cause common infections in humans. These include: herpes, CMV, chickenpox, shingles, mono, measles, and Kaposi sarcoma. The herpesviruses may live latently in a person for years or even decades without causing symptoms and then be activated and cause disease. The human herpesviruses a...