(n) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta), Syn.lues, syph, pox, lues venerea
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ NL., fr. Syphilus, the name of a shepherd in the Latin poem of Fracastoro, “Syphilus, sive Morbus Gallicus, ” which was published in 1530; Gr. &unr_; hog, swine + &unr_; dear, loving. The term was introduced into nosology by Sauvages. ] (Med.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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