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Syphilis   /sˈɪfəlɪs/   Listen
Syphilis

noun
1.
A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta).  Synonyms: lues, lues venerea, pox, syph.



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neurosyphilis
primary syphilis
secondary syphilis
tertiary syphilis


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"Syphilis" Quotes from Famous Books



... that of this number there were "664 cases of general paralysis (dependant on syphilis) and 638 cases of alcoholic psychoses (due to intemperance)," or more than one-fourth of all first admissions due to these two preventable causes. There is a further most interesting fact, that this general paralysis ...
— The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) • Charlotte Perkins Gilman


Words linked to "Syphilis" :   venereal infection, Cupid's itch, social disease, dose, STD, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, venereal disease, VD, chancre, sexually transmitted disease, syphilitic


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