| syph | | |
| n. (state) | 1. lues, lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilis | a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta). |
| ~ cupid's disease, cupid's itch, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, std, vd, venereal disease, venereal infection, venus's curse, dose | a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact. |
| ~ primary syphilis | the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection. |
| ~ secondary syphilis | the second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane. |
| ~ tertiary syphilis | the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the heart and liver. |
| ~ neurosyphilis | syphilis of the central nervous system. |
| ~ chancre | a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis). |
| syphilis | | |
Recent comments
1 week 1 day ago
16 weeks 3 days ago
16 weeks 3 days ago
16 weeks 3 days ago
17 weeks 1 day ago
21 weeks 2 days ago
22 weeks 1 day ago
23 weeks 8 hours ago
23 weeks 17 hours ago
27 weeks 4 days ago