- syphilis as a noun:
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syphilis
noun
1 syphilis
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.
Dutch: Syph
Polish: świerzba, lues, kiła, syfilis, pudendagra, katar kanalicowy, syf, franca
Moby thesaurus: French disease, Spanish pox, VD, acquired syphilis, balanitis gangrenosa, cerebral tabes, chancre, chancroid, clap, claps, climatic bubo, congenital syphilis, constitutional syphilis, dose, dose of clap, fifth venereal disease, general paresis, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereum ... show more.
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