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Definition of Syphilis
1. Noun. A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta).
Exact synonyms: Lues, Lues Venerea, Pox, Syph
Generic synonyms: Cupid's Disease, Cupid's Itch, Dose, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Social Disease, Std, Vd, Venereal Disease, Venereal Infection, Venus's Curse
Specialized synonyms: Primary Syphilis, Secondary Syphilis, Tertiary Syphilis, Neurosyphilis
Terms within: Chancre
Derivative terms: Syphilitic
Generic synonyms: Cupid's Disease, Cupid's Itch, Dose, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Social Disease, Std, Vd, Venereal Disease, Venereal Infection, Venus's Curse
Specialized synonyms: Primary Syphilis, Secondary Syphilis, Tertiary Syphilis, Neurosyphilis
Terms within: Chancre
Derivative terms: Syphilitic
Definition of Syphilis
1. n. The pox, or venereal disease; a chronic, specific, infectious disease, usually communicated by sexual intercourse or by hereditary transmission, and occurring in three stages known as primary, secondary, and tertiary syphilis. See under Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary.
Definition of Syphilis
1. a venereal disease [n -LISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Syphilis
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