a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
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syphilis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lues, lues venerea, pox, syph |
| Type of | venus's curse, cupid's disease, cupid's itch, dose, social disease, std, vd, venereal disease, venereal infection, sexually transmitted disease |
| Has types | neurosyphilis, primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, tertiary syphilis |
| Derivation | syphilitic |
Examples of syphilis
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The lawsuit compares the project to the Tuskegee syphilis experiment in Alabama.
From the cnn.com
Researchers compared three strategies for screening pregnant women for syphilis.
From the sciencedaily.com
There will be free and confidential HIV and syphilis testing throughout the day.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Syphilis is passed person-to-person through direct contact with a syphilis sore.
From the signonsandiego.com
Cases of infectious syphilis in Victoria reached 420 last year from 117 in 2005.
From the bloomberg.com
Manet, well he had a great sense of fashion, but he died of syphilis, so no way.
From the guardian.co.uk
Marcus became infected with syphilis and falsified the results so he could work.
From the huffingtonpost.com
By 1843, Donizetti exhibited symptoms of syphilis and probable bipolar disorder.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Some historians believe Poe may have suffered from rabies, cholera or syphilis.
From the time.com
- A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
- (syphilitic) of or relating to or infected with syphilis; "syphilitic symptoms"
- Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. ...
- A disease usually transmitted by sexual contact, that can cause serious injury to an unborn baby.
- An acute and chronic infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum and transmitted by direct contact, usually by sexual intercourse.
- A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterial infection that produces an ulcer on the genitals and can have potentially serious effects if untreated.
- An STD caused by a bacteria, Treponema pallidum, that can be passed from person to person through direct contact with a syphilis sore during unprotected vaginal, anal and oral sex.
- A venereal disease that can cause lesions of the central nervous system and the cardiovascular system
- A three-stage STD that affects an estimated 120,000 people each year in the U.S. The first symptom appears 10 days to 3 weeks after exposure and is characterized by a painless red (chancre) sore on the genitals or inside the vagina. This sore goes away. ...
