n. (Med.) either of two forms of herpesvirus infection, distinguished as being caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which causes mostly sores and eruptions around the mouth (cold sores and fever blisters) and at other points above the waist, and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), causing genital herpes. HSV-1 is also known in some cases to cause genital herpes infections. [ PJC ]
a. [ L. implexus, p. p. of implectere to infold; pref. im- in + plectere to plait: cf. F implexe. ] Intricate; entangled; complicated; complex. [ 1913 Webster ]
The fable of every poem is . . . simple or implex. it is called simple when there is no change of fortune in it; implex, when the fortune of the chief actor changes from bad to good, or from good to bad. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. implexio. ] Act of involving, or state of being involved; involution. [ 1913 Webster ]