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an·ti-her·pes | \ ˌan-tē-ˈhər-(ˌ)pēz 
, ˌan-tī- \
, ˌan-tī- \variants:
or less commonly antiherpes
Definition of anti-herpes
medical
: acting against a herpes virus or the symptoms caused by infection with a herpesvirus
anti-herpes medication anti-herpes antibodies
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The first known use of anti-herpes was in 1964
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